Louis, Duke of Vendôme

Louis
Duke of Vendôme
Louis in 1630, by Daniel Dumonstier
Born	December 1612 Paris, France
Died	6 August 1669 Aix-en-Provence, France
Spouse	Laura Mancini
Issue	Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme Philippe, Duke of Vendôme
Names Louis de Bourbon
Father	César de Bourbon
Mother	Françoise de Lorraine
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Louis de Bourbon (December 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 was the Duke of Vendôme from 1665 at the death of his father.

Biography

He 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).

His father was an illegitimate son of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He married on 4 February 1651 Laura Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin. His children:

• Louis Joseph de Bourbon (1654–1712), Duke of Vendôme and Marshal of France; married Marie Anne de Bourbon, daughter of Henri Jules, Prince of Condé and Anne Henriette of Bavaria, no issue;
• Philippe de Bourbon (1655–1727), called le prieur de Vendôme, last Duke of Vendôme; never married; no issue.
• Jules César de Bourbon (1657–1660) died in infancy.

First he had a military career and became governor of the Provence in 1640.

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. At his death, his children were raised by his sister-in-law, Marie Anne Mancini, wife of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, none of whom left descendants.

Ancestry

Family of Louis, Duke of Vendôme

16. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme 8. Anthony, Duke of Vendôme 17. Françoise of Alençon 4. Henry IV of France 18. Henry II of Navarre 9. Jeanne III of Navarre 19. Marguerite of Navarre 2. César de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, Beaufort and Étampes 20. Jean d'Estrées, marquis de Cœuvres 10. Antoine d'Estrées 21. Catherine de Bourbon 5. Gabrielle d'Estrées 22. Jean Babou de La Bourdaisière, comte de Sagonne 11. Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière 23. Françoise Robertet, dame d'Alluyes 1. Louis de Bourbon 24. Antoine, Duke of Lorraine 12. Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur 25. Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier 6. Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur 26. Philip of Savoy, Duke of Nemours 13. Joanna of Savoy-Nemours 27. Charlotte of Orléans-Longueville 3. Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Mercoeur and of Penthièvre 28. François de Luxembourg, vicomte de Martigues 14. Sebastien, Duke of Penthièvre 29. Charlotte de Brosse 7. Marie of Luxembourg, Duchess of Penthièvre 30. Jean de Beaucaire, seigneur de Puyguillon 15. Marie de Beaucaire 31. Guyonne du Breuil

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• December 1612 – 22 October 1665 the Duke of Mercœur
• 22 October 1665 – 12 August 1669 the Duke of Vendôme

See also

• Pavillon Vendôme

References

• Bourbon-Vendôme