Country | France |
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Ancestral house | (legitimised royal branch) |
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Founder | César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme |
Founding | 1595 |
Dissolution | 1727 |
The Bourbon-Vendôme family was an illegitimate branch of the senior line of the House of Bourbon, being thus part of the Capetian dynasty. It was founded by César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme. He was the illegitimate son of King Henry IV of France and his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrées.
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César was legitimised in 1595, and was created the first duc de Vendôme by his father, the king, in 1598. The title of duc de Vendôme was chosen because it had previously been used by the father of Henry IV of France. The title was used by the Bourbon-Vendôme family for over a century after its start.
In total, there were three Bourbon ducs de Vendôme. The title passed directly from father to son for three generations:
They had three children:
The second duc was Louis II de Bourbon-Vendôme. He held the title from 1665–1669. He also had three children with his wife, Laura Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin:
The third holder of the title was Louis Joseph de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme. He married Marie Anne de Condé (1678–1718), a daughter of Henry III Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé and granddaughter of Le Grand Condé. They had no children. As he had no heirs at the time of his death, his titles were inherited by his younger brother, Philippe de Vendôme. Philippe was the fourth and last duc de Vendôme. The Grand Prior for France in the Order of Malta, he was a French army commander. He held the title from 1712 to 1727.
On his death, the title reverted back to the Crown. After the extinction of the Bourbon-Vendôme, the title was used as a courtesy title by the Comte de Provence, the younger brother of Louis XVI.
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4. Antoine of Navarre |
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9. Françoise of Alençon | ||||||||||||
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2. Henry IV of France |
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5. Jeanne III of Navarre |
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11. Marguerite of Angoulême | ||||||||||||
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1. House of Bourbon-Vendôme |
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12. Jean d'Estrees | ||||||||||||
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6. Antoine d'Estrées, marquis de Cœuvres |
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3. Gabrielle d'Estrées |
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