Jeanne de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon
Jeanne de Bourbon (1465 – 22 January 1511) was a daughter of John II, Count of Vendôme and Isabelle de Beauvau. Through her daughter Madeleine, she was the maternal grandmother of French queen consort Catherine de' Medici and the great-grandmother of French Kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III.
Jeanne de Bourbon | |
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| Duchess of Bourbon Countess of Auvergne Baroness de la Garde | |
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| Born | 1465 |
| Died | January 22, 1511 (aged 45–46) |
| Noble family | House of Bourbon |
| Spouse(s) | John II, Duke of Bourbon John III, Count of Auvergne |
| Issue | |
| Father | John II, Count of Vendôme |
| Mother | Isabelle de Beauveau |
Family and lineage
She was a daughter of John II, Count of Vendôme[1] and Isabelle de Beauvau.[2] Her maternal grandparents were Louis de Beauvau, Seneschal of Anjou and Marguerite de Chambley.
Her paternal grandparents were Louis, Count of Vendôme and Jeanne of Laval. Louis had served as both Grand Chamberman of France and Grand Master of France. He was a prominent member of the Armagnac party.
First marriage
She married first John II, Duke of Bourbon in 1487. The groom was about sixty-one years old and the bride only twenty-two. John had survived two previous wives and his only son. He was in a need of an heir; however, they had only one son:
- Louis, Count of Clermont (1488). He was the desired heir but did not long survive his birth.
John II died the same year as his second and last known son.
Second marriage
Jeanne remained a widow for seven years. On 11 January 1495, Jeanne married her second husband John III, Count of Auvergne.[1] They had two daughters:
- Anne, married John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany.
- Madeleine, married Lorenzo II, Duke of Urbino.[1] She was the mother of Catherine de' Medici.[1]
John III died on 28 March 1501.
Third marriage
On March 27, 1503 she married her third and final husband, François de La Pause, baron de la Garde. They had no children.
References
- Wellman 2013, p. 83.
- Antonetti 2000, p. 45.
Sources
- Antonetti, Guy (2000). "Les Princes Etrangers". In Bardet, Jean-Pierre (ed.). Etat et société en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (in French). Presses l'Universite de Paris-Sorbonne.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wellman, Kathleen (2013). Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France. Yale University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of James I, Count of La March". Genealogy.EU.
- Listing of medieval members of the House of Bourbon