César de Bourbon duc de Vendôme

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César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme, de Beaufort et d'Etampes was the son of Henry IV of France and his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées. He was legitimized in 1595, and was created duc de Vendôme by his father in 1598. The next year, he became duc de Beaufort and Étampes upon the death of his mother. On 16 July 1608, at the Château de Fontainebleau, he married Françoise, duchesse de Mercoeur et de Penthièvre (d. 1669), a wealthy heiress.

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