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Louis, Count of Vendôme

1376 - 1446

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Louis de Bourbon (Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 – December 21, 1446), younger son of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme, was a French prince du sang, as well as Count of Vendôme from 1393, and Count of Castres from 1425 until his death. Louis 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, Louis married Blanche (d. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis, Count of Vendôme is the 320th most popular nobleman (down from 250th in 2019), the 1,473rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,325th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Nobleman.

Louis, Count of Vendôme is most famous for his military career and for his role in the French Wars of Religion.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 320 out of 1,415. Before him are Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince John of the United Kingdom, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Richard, Duke of Burgundy, and Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, John V, Duke of Brittany, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, and Henry I, Count of Champagne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1376, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 1. After him are Sophia of Bavaria, and Yusuf III of Granada. Among people deceased in 1446, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 4. Before him are Konrad Witz, Antipope Clement VIII, and Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais. After him are Vittorino da Feltre, Nuno Tristão, and Vakhtang IV of Georgia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 1,473 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Giono (1895), Séraphine Louis (1864), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), François Rude (1784), Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753), and Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709). After him are Germaine Tailleferre (1892), Édouard Herriot (1872), Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (1894), Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401), André-Louis Debierne (1874), and Catherine Spaak (1945).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 47. Before him are Thomas, Count of Savoy (1178), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847), Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (1360), and Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858). After him are John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), Theobald V, Count of Blois (1130), Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), Adela of Normandy (1065), and Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824).

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