Louis of Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon
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Louis de Bourbon styled as the Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon was born in 1473. He was the son of Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme
and Isabel de Beauveau. He married his cousin Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
, eldest daughter of Gilbert of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier
and Clara Gonzaga
, on 21 March 1504, by whom he had three children. He died in 1520.
Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme
Jean de Bourbon was a French nobleman, son of Louis, Count of Vendôme. He was a courtier of King Charles VII of France and fought the English in Normandy and Guyenne. He attached himself to King Louis XI, but was not in his royal favor...
and Isabel de Beauveau. He married his cousin Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
Louise de Bourbon was the Duchess of Montpensier, suo jure from February 1538 to 1561. She was the great great great grandmother of La Grande Mademoiselle.- Inheritance :...
, eldest daughter of Gilbert of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier
Gilbert, Count of Montpensier
Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier son of Louis de Bourbon and Gabrielle La Tour, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin d'Auvergne...
and Clara Gonzaga
Clara Gonzaga
Clara Gonzaga, Countess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne, Duchess of Sessa was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Gonzaga...
, on 21 March 1504, by whom he had three children. He died in 1520.
Issue
- Suzanne de Bourbon (1508–1570), married Claude de Rieux, Count of Harcoute and Aumale, by whom she had issue.
- Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, (10 June 1513- 23 September 1582) married firstly in 1538, Jacqueline de LongwyJacqueline de LongwyJacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine , Duchess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne was a French noblewoman, and a half-niece of King Francis I of France. She was the first wife of Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, and the mother of his six children...
, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine (died 28 August 1561), by whom he had a son and five daughters, including Charlotte de Bourbon. His second wife was Catherine de Lorraine. - Charles de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche sur Yon (1515-1565), married Philippe de Montespédon, Dame de Beaupreau (died 1575), by whom he had a son, Henri, and a daughter, Jeanne.