Charles IV of Alençon

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Coat of arms of the dukes of Alençon of the House of Valois.
Coat of arms of the dukes of Alençon of the House of Valois.
Coat of arms of Charles IV, duke of Alençon and counts of Armagnac.
Coat of arms of Charles IV, duke of Alençon and counts of Armagnac.

Charles IV of Alençon (1489, Alençon1525, Lyon) was the son of René of Alençon and Margaret of Vaudémont.

He succeeded his father in 1492 as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, and was also Count of Armagnac, Fézensac, viscount of Rodez, Count of Fezensaguet, l'Isle-Jourdain, and Perdiac.

In 1509 he married Marguerite of Angoulême, sister to François, duke of Valois, who would in 1515 become King Francis I. Their marriage was childless: his wife was allowed to retain most of his titles.

Preceded by
René
Duke of Alençon
1492–1525
Succeeded by
Marguerite
Count of Perche
1492–1525
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