Ancestral Trails 2016 » François de BOURBON-MONTPENSIER (1542-1592)

Persoonlijke gegevens François de BOURBON-MONTPENSIER 

• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1542 in Montpensier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.
• Titel: Duke of Montpensier
• (Ancestry) : House of Bourbon.
• Hij is overleden op 4 juni 1592 in Normandie, France, hij was toen 50 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Louis de BOURBON-MONTPENSIER en Jacqueline de LONGWY

Gezin van François de BOURBON-MONTPENSIER

Hij is getrouwd met Renee d'ANJOU.

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1566, hij was toen 24 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Henri de BOURBON  1573-1608 

Notities over François de BOURBON-MONTPENSIER

François de Bourbon (1542 - 4 June 1592) was the Duke of Montpensier and member of the House of Bourbon. He was the brother of Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange and wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange. He was the great grandfather of La Grande Mademoiselle cousin of Louis XIV.

François was born in 1542 to Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier and his wife Jacqueline de Longwy. From birth he was known as the Dauphin of Auvergne until his father's death in 1582 when he inherited his father's titles and estates. From then on he was styled the Duke of Montpensier; he also inherited the title Prince of the Dombes as well as the Lordship of Châtellerault and Viscounty of Brosse.

As a teenager, he actively took part in the war against the Huguenots. He also organised the prize of Saint-Jean-d'Angély in 1569 and fought against Protestants at Saintonge. In 1574, he was named Governor of Languedoc and the Dauphiné by Henry III of France. A zealous Roman Catholic, he stayed close to Henry III and didn't join the Holy League. At the death of Henry III, François allied himself with Henry IV of France, his own cousin, who took the French throne in 1589.

He died some time after he was created Governor of Normandy. He was succeeded by his son Henri de Bourbon.

Family life
In 1566 he married Renée d'Anjou, only surviving daughter of Nicolas d'Anjou and Gabrielle de Mareuil. Renée was a great great great granddaughter of Louis II of Naples. François and Renée had one son:

Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (12 May 1573 - 27 February 1608) married Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse and had issue:
Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (15 October 1605 - 4 June 1627) married Gaston d'Orléans and had issue:
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, La Grande Mademoiselle (29 May 1627 - 3 April 1693) died unmarried.
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois,_Duke_of_Montpensier

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