Françoise d'Alençon

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

Françoise d'Alençon
Born1490
Died14 September 1550(1550-09-14) (aged 59–60)
La Flèche
Noble familyHouse of Valois
Spouse(s)Francis II, Duke of Longueville
Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
FatherRené of Alençon
MotherMargaret of Lorraine

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. The grandson of Françoise and Marguerite, Henry de Bourbon, would become King of France and Navarre.

Genealogy

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

  • Jacques d'Orléans-Longueville (1511–1512), unmarried
  • Renée d'Orléans-Longueville, Countess of Dunois (1508–1515), unmarried

On 18 May 1513, Françoise married, secondly, Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme.[1] They had 13 children:

  • Louis de Bourbon (1514–1516), unmarried
  • Marie de Bourbon (1515–1538), unmarried
  • Marguerite de Bourbon (1516–1589), married 1538 Francis I of Cleves, Duke de Nevers (1516–1561)[1]
  • Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1518 – 1562),[1] married 1548 Jeanne III, Queen of Navarre.
  • François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien (1519–1546), unmarried
  • Madeleine de Bourbon, Abbess of Sainte Croix de Poitiers (1521–1561), unmarried
  • Louis de Bourbon (1522–1525), unmarried
  • Charles de Bourbon, Archbishop of Rouen (1523–1590), unmarried
  • Catherine de Bourbon, Abbess of Soissons (1525–1594), unmarried
  • Renée de Bourbon, Abbess of Chelles (1527–1583), unmarried
  • Jean de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Enghien (1528–1557), married 1557 his first cousin Marie, Duchess of Estouteville (1539–1601)
  • Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (7 May 1530 – 13 March 1569), married Eléonore de Roye
  • Léonore de Bourbon, Abbess of Fontevraud (1532–1611), unmarried

References
  1. Potter 1995, p. 378.

Sources
  • Potter, David (1995). Keen, Maurice (ed.). A History of France, 1460–1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. Macmillan.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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