Francis, Count of Vendôme

François de Bourbon
François de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme
Born	1470
Died	(1495-10-30)30 October 1495 Vercelli
Noble family	Bourbon
Spouse(s)	Marie de Luxembourg
Father	John II, Count of Vendôme
Mother	Isabelle de Beauveau

François de Bourbon (1470 – 30 October 1495) was a French prince. He was the Count of Vendôme.

Life

He was the son of John II, Count of Vendôme, and Isabelle de Beauveau. As a legitimate member of the Capetian dynasty, he ranked in France as a prince du sang. At his father's death when he was seven, he became Count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his uncle Louis le Joyeuse.

He was a faithful follower of Anne of France and King Charles VIII of France.

In 1487, he married Marie de Luxembourg, the widow of Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont. She brought great estates as her dowry, including the countships of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Soissons in Picardy.

They had six children:

• Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1489–1537), Duke of Vendôme
• Jacques (1490–1491)
• François (1491–1545), Count of Saint Pol and of Chaumont, Duke of Estouteville
• Louis (1493–1557), Cardinal de Bourbon, Archbishop of Sens
• Antoinette de Bourbon (1493–1583), married Claude, Duke of Guise, grandparents of Mary Queen of Scots
• Louise (1495–1575), Abbess of Fontevraud

Also by Isabeau de Grigny;

• Jacques de Bourbon

He died at the age of 25 in Vercelli, Italy, and was succeeded by his son Charles IV de Bourbon. His widow administered the family's estates during Charles' minority.

Ancestors

Family of Francis, Count of Vendôme

16. James I, Count of La Marche 8. John I, Count of La Marche 17. Jeanne of Châtillon 4. Louis, Count of Vendôme 18. John VI of Vendôme 9. Catherine of Vendôme 19. Jeanne of Ponthieu 2. John II, Count of Vendôme 20. fr:Raoul IX de Montfort 10. Guy XIII de Laval 21. Jeanne de Kergorlay 5. Jeanne de Laval 22. fr:Guy XII de Laval 11. Anne de Laval 23. Jeanne de Laval-Tinténiac 1. François de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme 24. Jean de Beauvau 12. Pierre de Beauveau 25. Jeanne, Dame de Tigny 6. Louis de Beauvau, Seneschal of Anjou 13. Jeanne de Craon 3. Isabelle de Beauvau 14. Ferri V de Chambley 7. Marguerite de Chambley 15. Jeanne de Launoy

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent

François' patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that if Count François were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Robertian, as all his male-line ancestors have been of that house. François is a member of the House of Bourbon, a branch of the Capetian dynasty and of the Robertians. François' patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. It follows the Kings of France and the Counts of Paris and Worms. This line can be traced back more than 1,200 years from Robert of Hesbaye to the present day, through Kings of France & Navarre, Spain and Two-Sicilies, Dukes of Parma and Grand-Dukes of Luxembourg, Princes of Orléans and Emperors of Brazil. It is one of the oldest in Europe. Robert II of Worms and Rheingau (Robert of Hesbaye), 770 - 807 Robert III of Worms and Rheingau, 808 - 834 Robert IV the Strong, 820 - 866 Robert I of France, 866 - 923 Hugh the Great, 895 - 956 Hugh Capet, 941 - 996 Robert II of France, 972 - 1031 Henry I of France, 1008–1060 Philip I of France, 1053–1108 Louis VI of France, 1081–1137 Louis VII of France, 1120–1180 Philip II of France, 1165–1223 Louis VIII of France, 1187–1226 Louis IX of France, 1215–1270 Robert, Count of Clermont, 1256–1317 Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, 1279–1342 James I, Count of La Marche, 1319–1362 John I, Count of La Marche, 1344–1393 Louis, Count of Vendôme, 1376–1446 John II, Count of Vendôme, 1428–1478 François de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme, 1470–1495

References

• Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon,Vol.1, Rue de L'ecole de Medecine, 1825.
• Sandret, Louis, Revue nobiliaire historique et biographique, Vol.10, Libraire Societes des Antiquaires de France, 1875.