John VIII, Count of Vendôme

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Jean de Bourbon (1426-6 January 1477) was a French nobleman, son of Louis, Count of Vendôme.^[1] He was a courtier of King Charles VII of France and fought the English in Normandy and Guyenne. He attached himself to King Louis XI, but was not in his royal favor. He withdrew to the Château of Lavardin and completed its construction.

In 1454, he married Isabelle de Beauvau,^[2] daughter of Louis de Beauvau, Seneschal of Anjou and Marguerite de Chambley. They had eight children:

Jean also had two illegitimate sons:

Louis, Bishop of Avranches
Jacques, Governor of Valois and the Vendomois (1455 - 1524) was the father of Catherine de Bourbon, paternal grandmother of Gabrielle d'Estrées, mistress of Henry IV of France.

[edit] Ancestors

^ Bingham, Denis, The Marriages of the Bourbons, Vol.1, (Chapman and Hall Limited:London, 1890), 49.
^ Bingham, 49.

Bingham, Denis, The Marriages of the Bourbons, Vol.1, Chapman and Hall Limited:London, 1890.
http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00002115&tree=LEO

John VIII, Count of Vendôme House of Bourbon Born: 1426 Died: 6 January 1477
Preceded by Louis	Count of Vendôme 1446–1477	Succeeded by François

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Name	John VIII, Count of Vendôme
Alternative names	Jean VIII de Bourbon-Vendôme (French)
Short description	Count of Vendôme (1446-1477)
Date of birth	1426
Place of birth
Date of death	1477-1-6
Place of death	Lavardin