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Antoine de Bourbon
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Antoine de Bourbon

Antoine de Bourbon de Vendome (22 April 1518 - 17 November 1562).

He was born at La Fere, Picardie, France, the son of Charles IV de Bourbon, Duc de Vendome (1489-1537) and his wife, formerly Francoise d'Alencon (-1550).

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.

They were the parents of King Henri IV of France (1553-1610).

He died at Les Andelys, Eure.