Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme

Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (2 June 1489 – 25 March 1537) was a French prince du sang and military commander at the court of Francis I of France as well as the paternal grandfather of the future King Henry IV of France.

Marriage
On 18 May 1513, Charles married Françoise d'Alençon, eldest daughter of René, Duke of Alençon and Marguerite of Lorraine. They had issue.

Issue

 * 1) Louis de Bourbon (1514–1516), died in infancy.
 * 2) Marie de Bourbon (29 October 1515 – 28 September 1538) died unmarried.
 * 3) Marguerite de Bourbon (26 October 1516 -20 October 1559) married Francis, Duke of Nevers and had issue.
 * 4) Antoine de Bourbon (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) married Queen Jeanne III of Navarre and had issue.
 * 5) François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien (23 September 1519 – 23 February 1546) died unmarried.
 * 6) Madeleine (1521 † 1561) Abbess of Sainte-Croix de Poitiers.
 * 7) Louis de Bourbon (1522 - 1525) died in infancy.
 * 8) Charles de Bourbon (22 September 1523 – 9 May 1590) Archbishop of Rouen.
 * 9) Catherine de Bourbon (1525 - 1594) Abbess.
 * 10) Renée de Bourbon (1527 - 1583) Abbess of Chelles
 * 11) Jean, Count of Soissons and Enghien (6 July 1528 or 1526 – 10 or 15 August 1557) never married.
 * 12) Louis de Bourbon, 1st Prince of Condé married Éléonore de Roye and had issue then remarried Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville and had further issue.