Elisabeth de Bourbon-Vendôme
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Élisabeth de Bourbon was a granddaughter of Henry IV, King of France
and an ancestor of many European Royals. She is an ancestor of Prince Henri the Count of Paris
, Orléanist
pretender to the French throne, are among the male line
descendants and heirs of Philippe. He is also an ancestor of Juan Carlos I of Spain
, of Albert II, King of the Belgians
, of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
, and of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
, a pretender to the Italian throne.
. Her mother was Françoise de Lorraine
(1592–1669), daughter and heiress of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur, who was a rival of Henry IV. Her mother was the Duchess of Mercœur and Penthièvre in her own right and was the greatest heiress of her time.
She was styled as Mademoiselle de Vendôme prior to marriage. She was the youngest of three children; she had two older brothers, the Frondeur François de Bourbon, Duke of Beaufort
and Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme whose wife Laura
was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. They were the parents of the notorious débauché Louis Joseph de Bourbon.
On 11 July 1643 at the Louvre
, Mademoiselle de Vendôme married Prince Charles Amadeus of Savoy, son of Prince Henry of Savoy and Duke of Nemours. They had two daughters who would marry the heirs to the thrones of Savoy and Portugal, and three sons who died shortly after birth.
In 1652, Élisabeth's husband the Duke of Nemours was killed by her brother François de Bourbon, Duke of Beaufort in a duel
. Élisabeth herself died in Paris. She managed to secure the income of the lands of Nemours for her two daughters, but the titles were inherited by other members of the family.
Élisabeth was an ancestor of both Louis XV of France
and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
, and thus of the Royal Houses of France and Italy.
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
and an ancestor of many European Royals. She is an ancestor of Prince Henri the Count of Paris
Count of Paris
Count of Paris was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times. Eventually, the count of Paris was elected to the French throne...
, Orléanist
Orléanist
The Orléanists were a French right-wing/center-right party which arose out of the French Revolution. It governed France 1830-1848 in the "July Monarchy" of king Louis Philippe. It is generally seen as a transitional period dominated by the bourgeoisie and the conservative Orleanist doctrine in...
pretender to the French throne, are among the male line
Patrilineality
Patrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well....
descendants and heirs of Philippe. He is also an ancestor of Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
, of Albert II, King of the Belgians
Albert II of Belgium
Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
, of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden...
, and of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, formerly Crown Prince of Italy is the only son of the Umberto II, the last King of Italy. He is commonly known in Italy as Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia...
, a pretender to the Italian throne.
Biography
Élisabeth was born in Paris. Her father was César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme, legitimised son of King Henry IV of France and his official mistress Gabrielle d'EstréesGabrielle d'Estrées
Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux was a French mistress of King Henry IV of France, born at either the Château de la Bourdaisière in Montlouis-sur-Loire, in Touraine, or at the château de Cœuvres, in Picardy....
. Her mother was Françoise de Lorraine
Françoise de Lorraine (1592–1669)
Françoise de Lorraine was a French noblewoman and the daughter-in-law of King Henry IV of France; sometimes known as Françoise de Mercœur, she was the niece of Louise of Lorraine, wife of the previous king, Henry III of France...
(1592–1669), daughter and heiress of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur, who was a rival of Henry IV. Her mother was the Duchess of Mercœur and Penthièvre in her own right and was the greatest heiress of her time.
She was styled as Mademoiselle de Vendôme prior to marriage. She was the youngest of three children; she had two older brothers, the Frondeur François de Bourbon, Duke of Beaufort
Duke of Beaufort
Duke of Beaufort is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the...
and Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme whose wife Laura
Laura Mancini
Laura Mancini, duchess of Mercœur and Vendôme was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. She was the eldest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes...
was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. They were the parents of the notorious débauché Louis Joseph de Bourbon.
On 11 July 1643 at the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
, Mademoiselle de Vendôme married Prince Charles Amadeus of Savoy, son of Prince Henry of Savoy and Duke of Nemours. They had two daughters who would marry the heirs to the thrones of Savoy and Portugal, and three sons who died shortly after birth.
In 1652, Élisabeth's husband the Duke of Nemours was killed by her brother François de Bourbon, Duke of Beaufort in a duel
Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period especially among...
. Élisabeth herself died in Paris. She managed to secure the income of the lands of Nemours for her two daughters, but the titles were inherited by other members of the family.
Élisabeth was an ancestor of both Louis XV of France
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
, and thus of the Royal Houses of France and Italy.
Issue
- Princess Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy, Mademoiselle de Nemours (1644–1724), who married Charles Emmanuel of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyCharles Emmanuel II was the Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675 and under regency of his mother Christine Marie of France until 1663. He was also Marquis of Saluzzo, Count of Aosta, Geneva, Moriana and Nice, as well as claimant king of Cyprus and Jerusalem...
, ruler of Piedmont in 1665. - Stillborn daughter
- Princess Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy, Mademoiselle d'AumaleMaria Francisca of SavoyMaria Francisca of Savoy was a Princess of Savoy and a Queen consort of Portugal. She was the younger daughter of Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, and Élisabeth de Bourbon. Maria Francisca was actually the consort of two Portuguese kings...
(1646–1683), who married king Alphonso VI of Portugal, in 1666 and afterwards Afonso's younger brother, Pedro, Duke of Beja, regent of Portugal. - Prince Joseph of Savoy (1649–1649)
- Prince Francis of Savoy (1650–1650)
- Prince Charles Amadeus of Savoy (1651–1651)