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Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendome - Definition

Antoine de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (22 April 1518 - 17 November 1562).

He was born at La Fère, Picardie, France, the son of Charles IV de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (1489-1537) and his wife, formerly Francoise d'Alencon (-1550). He was the older brother of Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé.

On 20 October 1548 at Moulins he married Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, daughter of Henri d'Albret (Henri II of Navarre) and his wife Margaret of Angoulême.

He died at Les Andelys, Eure.

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