Louis, Duke of Montpensier
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Louis, Duc de Montpensier was the second Duke of Montpensier, a French Prince of the Blood, military commander and governor. He began his military career during the Italian Wars, and in 1557 was captu
Louis de Bourbon duc de Montpensier
Louise was the Duchess of Montpensier, suo jure from February 1538 to 1561.
Louis, Duke of Montpensier
…his governorship of Brittany reneged and provided the province to the ultra Mercœur. Louis was the son of Louis, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon, and of Louise, first Duchess of Montpensier. By his mother, he was the nephew of Charles, Duke of Bourbon, whose lands were confiscated after his treason. As a member of the House of Bourbon, he…
Louise, Duchess of Montpensier, copy by Joseph Albrier, 1840, of a 17th-century anonymous portrait