John, Count of Soissons and Enghien
Jean de Bourbon,
House of Bourbon-Vendome, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon (itself a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
).
Biography
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John (Jean) de Bourbon was born at
Francis, Duke of Estouteville
. His marriage with Mary produced no children.
Military career
During
Louis, to Piedmont with reinforcements to strengthen the French army.[4] Later during the Italian War of 1551–1559, he was killed at the Battle of Saint-Quentin in 1557;[5] his heart was buried at Gaillon
afterwards.
References
- ^ Potter 1995, p. 380.
- ^ Williams 1912, p. 2.
- ^ Poignant 1966, p. 247.
- ^ Baumgartner 1988, p. 144.
- ^ Baumgartner 1988, p. 195.
Sources
- Baumgartner, Frederic J. (1988). Henry II, King of France 1547-1559. Duke University Press.
- Poignant, Simone (1966). L'Abbaye de Fontevrault et les filles de Louis XV. Nouvelles éditions latines.
- Potter, David (1995). A History of France, 1460–1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. Macmillan.
- Williams, Hugh Noel (1912). The Love-affairs of the Condés: (1530-1740). Charles Scribner's Sons.
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