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Charles of Bourbon-Vendôme

Count of Vendôme, 1495–1514, and a duke of the House of Bourbon.

1489 – 1537DukeBourbon · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1489 Pending review

Death: 1537 Pending review

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Bourbon · ES

Territories: Vendôme (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Count · Vendôme · County Pending review1495–1514Effective rule
Duke · Vendôme · Duchy Pending review1515–1537Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Partners
Children

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1489

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1537

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Francis of Bourbon-Vendôme

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Saint-Pol

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Françoise of Alençon

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Count · Vendôme · 1495–1514

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Vendôme · 1515–1537

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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