Élisabeth de Bourbon
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Duchess of Nemours | |||||
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Born | August 1614 Paris, France | ||||
Died | 19 May 1664 Paris, France | ||||
Spouse | Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours | ||||
Issue | Marie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy Marie Françoise, Queen of Portugal | ||||
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Father | César de Bourbon | ||||
Mother | Françoise of Lorraine |
Élisabeth de Bourbon (August 1614 – 19 May 1664) was a granddaughter of King Henry IV of France. She was a
Biography
Élisabeth was born in Paris. Her father was César de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, legitimised son of King Henry IV of France and his official mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées. Her mother was Françoise of Lorraine (1592–1669), daughter and heiress of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur, himself a a rival of Henry IV. Her mother was the Duchess of Mercœur and Penthièvre in her own right and was the greatest heiress of her time.
Styled as Mademoiselle de Vendôme prior to marriage, she was the youngest of three children; she had two older brothers, the Frondeur François de Bourbon, Duke of Beaufort and Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme whose wife Laura Mancini was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. They were the parents of the notorious débauché Louis Joseph de Bourbon.
On 11 July 1643 at the Louvre, Mademoiselle de Vendôme married Charles Amadeus of Savoy, Duke of Nemours. The young prince was a member of the house of Savoy and member of the "cadet branch" which had settled in France. The young prince was a direct descendant of Philip II, Duke of Savoy as was Élisabeth. They had two daughters who would marry the heirs to the thrones of Savoy and Portugal, and three sons who died shortly after birth.
In 1652 the Duke of Nemours was killed by her brother François, Duke of Beaufort in a duel. Élisabeth herself died in Paris. She managed to secure the income of the lands of Nemours for her two daughters, but the titles were inherited by other members of the family. Élisabeth was an ancestor of both Louis XV of France and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and an ancestor of many European Royals. She is an ancestor of Prince Henri the Count of Paris, Orléanist pretender to the French throne, are among the male line descendants and heirs of Philippe.
Issue
- Marie Jeanne of Savoy, Mademoiselle de Nemours (1644–1724) married Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy in 1665.
- Stillborn daughter
- Marie Françoise of Savoy, Mademoiselle d'Aumale (1646–1683) married Alphonso VI of Portugal in 1666 and afterwards Afonso's brother Pedro, Duke of Beja.
- Prince Joseph of Savoy (1649–1649)
- Prince Francis of Savoy (1650–1650)
- Prince Charles Amadeus of Savoy (1651–1651)
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