Charles, Count of Angoulême

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Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême (French: Charles d'Orléans, Comte d'Angoulême) (1459 – 1 January 1496) was a member of the French Orléans family descended from Louis I de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and a minor French prince. He was the son of John, Count of Angoulême and Marguerite de Rohan, and was Count of Angoulême from 1467-1496. He married Louise of Savoy, daughter of Philip the Landless and Margaret of Bourbon, on 16 February 1488. They had two children:

• Marguerite d'Angoulême (11 April 1492 – 21 December 1549)
• François d'Angoulême (12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547), who became King of France.

Charles also had two illegitimate daughters by his mistress Antoinette de Polignac, Dame de Combronde, who was his wife's lady-in-waiting:^[1]

• Jeanne d'Angoulême (c.1490- after 1531/1538), married firstly Jean Aubin, Seigneur de Malicorne, and secondly, Jean IV de Longwy, Baron of Pagny, by whom she had three daughters. The youngest, Jacqueline de Longwy (died 28 August 1561), in her own turn married Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier.
• Madeleine d'Angoulême, Abbess of Fontevrault (died 26 October 1543)

He also had an illegitimate daughter by mistress Jeanne Le Conte:

• Souveraine d'Angoulême (died 23 February 1551), married Michel III de Gaillard, Seigneur de Chilly.

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v • d • e Ancestors of Charles, Count of Angoulême

16. Philip VI of France               8. John II of France                       17. Joan of Burgundy               4. Charles V of France                             18. John of Bohemia               9. Bonne of Luxembourg                       19. Elisabeth of Bohemia               2. Louis I, Duke of Orléans                                   20. Louis I, Duke of Bourbon               10. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon                       21. Mary of Avesnes               5. Joanna of Bourbon                             22. Charles of Valois               11. Isabella of Valois                       23. Mahaut of Chatillon               1. Charles, Count of Angoulême                                         24. Stefano Visconti               12. Galeazzo II Visconti                       25. Valentina Doria               6. Gian Galeazzo Visconti                             26. Aimone, Count of Savoy               13. Bianca of Savoy                       27. Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrato               3. Valentina Visconti                                   28. Philip VI of France               14. John II of France                       29. Joan of Burgundy               7. Isabelle of Valois                             30. John of Bohemia               15. Bonne of Luxembourg                       31. Elisabeth of Bohemia

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Preceded by Jean

Count of Angoulême 30 April 1467–1 January 1496

Succeeded by François

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