Louis, Duke of Vendôme

Louis
Duke of Vendôme
Louis in 1630, by Daniel Dumonstier
Born	December 1612 Paris, France
Died	6 August 1669 Aix-en-Provence, France
Spouse	Laura Mancini
Issue	Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme Philippe, Duke of Vendôme
Full name Louis de Bourbon
Father	César de Bourbon
Mother	Françoise de Lorraine
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Louis de Bourbon (December 1612 – 6 August 1669), was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He was the Duke of Vendôme from 1665 at the death of his father.

Biography

He was the son of César de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise de Lorraine (1592–1669), daughter of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur (d. 1602).^[1]

His father was an illegitimate son of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He married on 4 February 1651 Laura Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin. His children:

• Louis Joseph de Bourbon (1654–1712), Duke of Vendôme and Marshal of France; married Marie Anne de Bourbon, daughter of Henri Jules, Prince of Condé and Anne Henriette of Bavaria, no issue;
• Philippe de Bourbon (1655–1727), called le prieur de Vendôme, last Duke of Vendôme; never married; no issue.
• Jules César de Bourbon (1657–1660) died in infancy.

First he had a military career and became governor of the Provence in 1640.

After the death of his wife in 1657, he entered the church and became a cardinal and legate of France. As a cardinal, he was styled as the cardinal de Vendôme. At his death, his children were raised by his sister-in-law, Marie Anne Mancini, wife of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, none of whom left descendants.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Louis, Duke of Vendôme

16. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme               8. Anthony, Duke of Vendôme                       17. Françoise of Alençon               4. Henry IV of France                             18. Henry II of Navarre               9. Jeanne III of Navarre                       19. Marguerite of Navarre               2. César de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, Beaufort and Étampes                                   20. Jean d'Estrées, marquis de Cœuvres               10. Antoine d'Estrées                       21. Catherine de Bourbon               5. Gabrielle d'Estrées                             22. Jean Babou de La Bourdaisière, comte de Sagonne               11. Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière                       23. Françoise Robertet, dame d'Alluyes               1. Louis de Bourbon                                         24. Antoine, Duke of Lorraine               12. Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur                       25. Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier               6. Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur                             26. Philip of Savoy, Duke of Nemours               13. Joanna of Savoy-Nemours                       27. Charlotte of Orléans-Longueville               3. Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Mercoeur and of Penthièvre                                   28. François de Luxembourg, vicomte de Martigues               14. Sebastien, Duke of Penthièvre                       29. Charlotte de Brosse               7. Marie of Luxembourg, Duchess of Penthièvre                             30. Jean de Beaucaire, seigneur de Puyguillon               15. Marie de Beaucaire                       31. Guyonne du Breuil

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• December 1612 – 22 October 1665 the Duke of Mercœur
• 22 October 1665 – 12 August 1669 the Duke of Vendôme

See also

• Pavillon Vendôme

References

1. Daniel Dumonstier, Musée Condé, Chantilly, 2006

• Bourbon-Vendôme

Succession