Antoine of Navarre
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Antoine, sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, o
Portrait, 1557
A detailed portrait of the King of Navarre by Corneille de Lyon (1548). Royal Castle, Warsaw
Charles, Duke of Vendôme
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Charles de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme was a French soldier, governor, Prince du Sang and courtier during the reigns of Louis XII and François I. Charles was the son of François de Bourbon and Marie de Lu
Antoine of Navarre
…of Rouen. He was the father of King Henry IV, France's first Bourbon king. Antoine of Bourbon was born at La Fère, Picardy, France, the second son of Charles of Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1489–1537), and his wife, Françoise d'Alençon (died 1550). He was the older brother of Louis of Bourbon, Prince of Condé, who would…
18th-century portrait
Charles' mother, Marie de Luxembourg, probable portrait
Charles' wife Françoise d'Alençon