Françoise d'Alençon

Françoise d'Alençon
Spouse(s) Francis II, Duke of Longueville
Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
Noble family House of Valois
Father René of Alençon
Mother Margaret of Lorraine
Born 1490
Died 14 September 1550(1550-09-14)
La Flèche

Françoise d'Alençon (1490 September 14, 1550) was the eldest daughter of René of Alençon and Margaret of Lorraine, and the younger sister and despoiled heiress of Charles IV, Duke of Alençon.[1]

The sister and heiress of Charles IV of Alençon, she was despoiled of her heritage by her sister-in-law Marguerite of Angoulême, sister of King Francis I of France.

Her son Antoine, however, went on to marry Jeanne III of Navarre, born of the second marriage of Marguerite with Henry II of Navarre.

Issue

In 1505, Françoise married Francis II, Duke of Longueville. They had 2 children:

On 18 May 1513, Françoise married, secondly, Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme. They had 13 children:

Notes

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