Noble family House of Valois Mother Margaret of Lorraine | Father René of Alençon | |
Died 14 September 1550, La Flèche, France Spouse Charles, Duke of Vendôme (m. 1513) Children Antoine of Navarre, Louis, Prince of Condé Parents René, Duke of Alençon, Margaret of Lorraine Grandchildren Henry IV of France, Catherine de Bourbon Similar Charles - Duke of Vendôme, Antoine of Navarre, Henry IV of France, Jeanne d'Albret, Francis - Count of Vendôme | ||
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.
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:
References
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