Louis, Duke of Vendôme

Louis
Duke of Vendôme
Louis in 1630, by Daniel Dumonstier
BornOctober 1612
Paris, France
Died6 August 1669 (aged 56)
Aix-en-Provence, France
Spouse
(m. 1651; died 1657)
Issue
Names
Louis de Bourbon-Vendôme
HouseBourbon-Vendôme
FatherCésar de Bourbon
MotherFrançoise de Lorraine
Signature

Louis de Bourbon (October 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 became Duke of Vendôme in 1665, after the death of his father.

Biography

Louis 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).[1]

Louis had a military career. He participated in the Reapers War and became French Viceroy of Catalonia between 1650-51. A serie of military defeats and an anti-French revolt in the southern regions of Catalonia, led to his desposition.[2] After his return to France, he was Governor of Provence from 1653 to 1669. After the death of his wife in 1657, he entered the church and became a cardinal and legate of France.[1] As a cardinal, he was styled as the cardinal de Vendôme.[3]

Marriage and issue

Louis married Laura Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin, on 4 February 1651.[4] Their children:

Ancestry

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kamen 2000, p. 301.
  2. ^ "Luis de Borbón". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  3. ^ a b c Orr 2004, p. 19.
  4. ^ Pitts 2000, p. 55.

Sources

  • Kamen, Henry (2000). Who's who in Europe, 1450-1750. Routledge.
  • Orr, Clarissa Campbell, ed. (2004). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press.
  • Pitts, Vincent Joseph (2000). La Grande Mademoiselle at the Court of France: 1627-1693. Johns Hopkins University Press.