Duke of Vendôme
Louis de Bourbon (October 1612 – 6 August 1669), was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He became Duke of Vendôme in 1665, after the death of his father.
Biography
Louis was the son of César de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise de Lorraine (1592–1669), daughter of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur (d. 1602). Louis had a military career and was Governor of Provence from 1653 to 1669. After the death of his wife in 1657, he entered the church and became a cardinal and legate of France. As a cardinal, he was styled as the cardinal de Vendôme.
Marriage and issue
Louis married Laura Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin, on 4 February 1651. Their children:
Ancestry
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| | | | | | | | | 16. Charles, Duke of Vendôme | | | | | | | 8. Antoine of Navarre | | | | | | | | | | 17. Françoise d'Alençon | | | | | | | 4. Henry IV of France | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Henry II of Navarre | | | | | | | 9. Jeanne III of Navarre | | | | | | | | | | 19. Marguerite d'Angôuleme | | | | | | | 2. César, Duke of Vendôme | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Jean d'Estrées, comte d'Orbec | | | | | | | 10. Antoine d'Estrées, marquis de Cœuvres | | | | | | | | | | 21. Catherine de Bourbon-Vendôme-Ligny | | | | | | | 5. Gabrielle d'Estrées | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Jean Babou, comte de Sagonne | | | | | | | 11. Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière | | | | | | | | | | 23. Françoise Robertet | | | | | | | 1. Louis de Bourbon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Antoine, Duke of Lorraine | | | | | | | 12. Nicolas, Duke of Mercœur | | | | | | | | | | 25. Renée de Bourbon | | | | | | | 6. Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Philip, Duke of Nemours | | | | | | | 13. Joanna of Savoy | | | | | | | | | | 27. Charlotte d'Orléans | | | | | | | 3. Françoise de Lorraine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. François de Luxembourg, vicomte de Martigues | | | | | | | 14. Sebastien, Duke of Penthièvre | | | | | | | | | | 29. Charlotte de Brosse | | | | | | | 7. Marie de Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Jean de Beaucaire, seigneur de Puyguillon | | | | | | | 15. Marie de Beaucaire | | | | | | | | | | 31. Guyonne du Breuil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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See also
References
Sources
- Kamen, Henry (2000). Who's who in Europe, 1450-1750. Routledge.
- Orr, Clarissa Campbell, ed. (2004). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press.
- Pitts, Vincent Joseph (2000). La Grande Mademoiselle at the Court of France: 1627-1693. Johns Hopkins University Press.
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