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Birth of Charles de Bourbon, Duke de Vendôme – King Henri IV of France’s grandfather

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance BlogPosted June 1, 2020

Charles de Bourbon, Duke de Vendôme, was born on the 2nd of June 1489.  He was a French noblewoman ranked as prince du sang – a person legitimately descended in dynastic line from any of a realm’s hereditary monarchs.  Born at the Château de Vendôme, his birth brought a profound...

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