Bourbon-Vendôme refers to two branches of the House of Bourbon , the first of which became the senior legitimate line of the House of Bourbon in 1527, and succeeded to the throne of France in 1589 with Henry IV . He created the second house by granting the dukedom of Vendôme to one his legitimized sons.
9-486: The first House of Bourbon-Vendôme was descended from Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme (1376–1446), a cadet of the House of Bourbon-La Marche. Though a younger son, Louis received the title of Count of Vendôme through his mother. In 1514, the earldom of Vendôme was raised to a duchy-peerage in favour of Charles de Bourbon . By 1527, Charles had outlived the dukes of Alençon and of Bourbon , and he became first prince of
18-582: Is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France . It lies about 119 km (74 mi) south of Paris. The town is located in the French natural region of the Loire Valley , the former province of Orleans and the urban area of Orleans. It has a flat terrain with an altitude of about 100 metres (330 ft). The maximum elevation is 108 metres (354 ft) where the church stands, and
27-814: The Armagnac faction, he was at odds with the Burgundians, and was imprisoned by them twice, in 1407 and 1412. In 1414, Louis married Blanche (d. 1421), daughter of Hugh II, Count of Roucy ; but he was captured the next year by the English at the Battle of Agincourt , and held by them for some time. Freed, he was in command of French forces at Cravant and later captured, 31 July 1423. In 1424, he married Jeanne de Laval (d. 1468), daughter of Guy XIII, Count of Laval and Anne de Laval , at Rennes . Their children were: He also had an illegitimate son, fathered with
36-582: The Englishwoman, Sybil Bostum, during his captivity: Faithful to the king, he subsequently joined Joan of Arc and many other French nobles at the defense of Orléans in 1429, commanded at the siege of Jargeau , and assisted in the coronation at Reims . He was later present at the Treaty of Arras (1435) . He died in Tours . Jargeau Jargeau ( French pronunciation: [ʒaʁʒo] )
45-562: The blood , the head of the most senior line of the dynasty after the royal family. Charles' son Antoine became King of Navarre in 1555, by marriage. Upon the extinction of all male lines of the House of Valois in 1589, Antoine's son Henry (Henry III of Navarre) became King of France as Henry IV, the first in the House of Bourbon. At that point, his other titles merged in the Crown . The second House of Bourbon-Vendôme descended directly from
54-400: The first house. It was founded by César de Bourbon (1594–1665), the legitimized son of Henry IV and his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrées . Born in 1594, César de Bourbon was created Duke of Vendôme by his father, the former holder, in 1598. After the creation of 1598, the title continued to be used by César de Bourbon's family for over a century. In 1599, César de Bourbon also inherited
63-534: The minimum of 97 metres (318 ft). Its territory is included in the southern part of the Paris Basin and therefore has the basin's geological features. The Loire flows along the north edge of town. The river is mostly underground, which can cause circular bed collapses called Bîmes , making the sandy shores unstable. Like all cities located on the course of the Loire and in the southern Paris Basin, Jargeau
72-478: The titles of Duke of Beaufort and Duke of Étampes upon the death of his mother. After César de Bourbon's death in 1665, he was succeeded as Duke of Vendôme by his first son Louis (1612–1669), while the title of Duke of Beaufort passed to his second son François (1616–1669). After the death of the 4th Duke of Vendôme in 1727, the title reverted to the Crown. It was later used as a courtesy title by Louis-Stanislas, Count of Provence (the future Louis XVIII),
81-528: The younger brother of Louis XVI . Louis, Count of Vend%C3%B4me Louis de Bourbon (Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 – December 21, 1446), younger son of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme , was a French prince du sang , as well as Count of Vendôme from 1393, and Count of Castres from 1425 until his death. Louis was a supporter of the duc d'Orléans , and obtained valuable posts at court, becoming Grand Chamberlain of France in 1408 and Grand Maître de France in 1413. As part of
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