- Louis, Count of Vendôme
Louis of Bourbon-La Marche (Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 –
December 21 ,1446 ,Tours ), younger son ofJohn I, Count of La Marche andCatherine de Vendôme , wasCount of Vendôme from 1393 until his death.He was a supporter of the duc d'Orléans, and obtained valuable posts at court, becoming Grand Chamberlain of France in 1408 and
Grand Maître de France in 1413. As part of the Armagnac faction, he was at odds with the Burgundians, and was imprisoned by them twice, in 1407 and 1412. In 1414, he married Blanche (d. 1421), daughter ofHugh II, Count of Roucy ; but he was captured the next year by the English at theBattle of Agincourt , and held by them for some time.In 1424, he married at
Rennes Jeanne (d. 1468), daughter ofGuy XIII, Count of Laval . They had
* Catherine (b. 1425)
* Gabrielle (b. 1426)
*Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme (1428–1478)He also had an illegitimate son, fathered with the Englishwoman Sybil Boston during his captivity:
*John (c. 1420–1496), Bastard of Vendôme; Seigneur de PreauxIn 1425,
Charles VII of France created himCount of Chartres . Faithful to the king, he subsequently joinedJoan of Arc and many other French nobles at the defense ofOrléans in 1429, commanded at the siege ofJargeau , and assisted in the coronation atReims . He was later present at theTreaty of Arras (1435) .
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