René, Duke of Alençon
René of Alençon | |
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Duke of Alençon Count of Perche | |
Born | 1454 |
Died |
1 November 1492 Chateau d'Alençon |
Noble family | House of Valois-Alençon |
Spouse(s) |
Marguerite of Harcourt Margaret of Lorraine |
Father | John II of Alençon |
Mother | Marie of Armagnac |
René of Alençon (1454 – 1 November 1492, Chateau d'Alençon, age 37–38), was the son of John II of Alençon and Marie of Armagnac.
Restoration of title
In 1478, he was restored as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, titles which had been confiscated from his family after his father's conviction in 1474.
Family
His first wife was Marguerite, daughter of William of Harcourt, Count of Tancarville. He married a second time on 14 May 1488 at Toul, to Margaret of Lorraine (1463 – 1 November 1521),[1] daughter of Frederick, Count of Vaudémont and Yolande of Anjou. Margaret bore him three children:
- Charles IV of Alençon (1489–1525)
- Françoise of Alençon (c. 1490 – 14 September 1550, La Fleche), Duchess of Beaumont, married 1505 in Blois, François, Duke of Longueville (d. 1512), married 1513 Charles, Duke of Vendôme
- Anne (30 October 1492 – 18 October 1562, Casale Monferrato), Lady of la Guerche, married 31 August 1508 in Blois William IX Paleologos, Marquess of Montferrat
He also had several illegitimate children:
- Charles (d. 1545), Lord of Cany
- Marguerite, married 1485 Jacques de Boisguyon, married Henri de Bournel
- Jacqueline, married Gilles des Ormes
Ancestry
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References
- ↑ Sally Anne Hickson, Women, Art and Architectural Patronage in Renaissance Mantua, (Ashgate Publishing, 2012), 113.
René, Duke of Alençon House of Valois-Alençon Born: 1454 Died: 1 November 1492 | ||
Preceded by John II |
Duke of Alençon 1478 – 1492 |
Succeeded by Charles IV |
Count of Perche 1478 – 1492 |
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