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	DUKE OF CHARLES BOURBO... - Online Information article about DUKE OF CHARLES BOURBO...
		Charles V. the command of the vanguard, one of the most cherished prerogatives of the constables, was taken from him.
		Bourbon remained at Moulins for a few days, and after many vicissitudes escaped into Italy.
		But Bourbon's troops were clamouring for pay, and the duke was driven to extreme See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BOS_BRI/BOURBON_CHARLES_DUKE_OF_149o_15.html (1506 words)

	Charles, Duke of Burgundy - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Charles, called the Bold (French: Charles le Téméraire) (November 10, 1433 – 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477.
		Not content with being "the grand duke of the West," he conceived the project of forming a kingdom of Burgundy or Aries with himself as independent sovereign, and even persuaded the emperor Frederick to assent to crown him king at Trier.
		1465), daughter of Charles I, duke of Bourbon, by whom he had one daughter, Mary, afterwards the wife of the Emperor Maximilian I; and to Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV of England, whom he married in 1468.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Charles_the_Bold (1171 words)

	Philip II, Duke of Orléans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Philippe Charles (August 2, 1674 – December 2, 1723) called Duke of Chartres (1674–1701), and then Duke of Orléans (1701–1723) was Regent of France from 1715 to 1723.
		Guillaume Dubois, formerly tutor to the duke of Orleans, and now his chief minister, caused war to be declared against Spain, with the support of the emperor, and of England and the Netherlands (Quadruple Alliance).
		On the majority of the king, which was declared on February 15, 1723, the duke of Orleans resigned the supreme power; but he became first minister to the king, and remained in office till his death on December 23, 1723.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_II,_Duke_of_Orl%c3%a9ans (810 words)

	CHARLES VI. - LoveToKnow Article on CHARLES VI. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		(1368-1422), king of France, son of Charles V. and Jeanne of Bourbon, was born in Paris on the 3rd of December 1368.
		The relations between John the Fearless and the duke of Orleans became more embittered, and on the 23rd of November 1407 Orleans was murdered in the streets of Paris at the instigation of his rival.
		The young duke Charles of Orleans married the daughter of the Gascon count Bernard VII.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHARLES_VI_.htm (1426 words)

	CHARLES VII. - LoveToKnow Article on CHARLES VII. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The count of Ponthieu, as he was called in his boyhood, was betrothed in 1413 to Mary of Anjou, daughter of Louis II., duke of Anjou and king of Sicily, and spent the next two years at the Angevin court.
		Charles and Ren of Anjou retired from court, and the greater part of the members of the kings council were drawn from the bourgeois classes.
		Charles, while careful to protest against its renewal, supported the anti-papal contentions of the French members of the council of Basel (1431-1449), and in 1438 he promulgated the Pragmatic Sanction at Bourges, by which the patronage of ecclesiastical benefices was removed from the Holy See, while certain interventions of the royal power were admitted.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHARLES_VII_.htm (1568 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Emperor Charles V
		Charles was the son of Philip, Duke of Burgundy, by Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and Burgundy was the first heritage to which he at his led, on his fathers death in 1506.
		Charles, eager to push the war against the Turks, as well as to restore the unity of Christendom, was ready to partly forego his strict rights both in the Milanese and Burgundy, and to consider the question of the balance of power between his house and that of Valois.
		Charles had now to consider whether he would allow liberty of action to the Protestant princes of Germany, to whom, under pressure of war, he had made concessions, especially at the Diet of Spires in 1544.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03625a.htm (4837 words)

	Bourbonnais (Traditional province, France)
		Charles fought bravely in the battles of Agnadel (1509) and Marignan (1515) and was appointed constable by king François I. When queen mother Louise de Savoie demanded Bourbonnais as her legacy, the constable was contacted by emperor Charles V and signed a secrete treaty with him.
		The younger branch, from the younger son, Philippe, duke of Orléans, reached the throne of France with Louis-Philippe in 1830, and was the root of the branches of Orléans, Orléans-Bragance (the Brazilian imperial House), and Montpensier (whose members areiInfantes of Spain).
		Charles de Bourbon (1523-1590), cardinal and archbishop of Rouen, was proclaimed king of France as Charles X by the Holy League (Sainte Ligue) in 1589.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/fr-bourb.html (642 words)

	Body
		Charles himself spoke in retrospect of his feelings of despair and his desire for death while in captivity.[8] It is no surprise that when he shook the English dust from his feet he cut off all but a very few contacts with the land of his captivity.
		Charles crafted poetry as an ivory carver crafts a diptych: perhaps a believer in the religious scene he is carving, perhaps not, the craftsman is thoroughly at home with the vocabulary of his art and devoted to composing and executing an object which is beautiful, intellectually interesting, and sometimes affecting.
		Charles allies himself with the Armagnac faction and marries the eleven-year-old Bonne, daughter of Bernard, count of Armagnac, and niece of the duke of Berry (15 August).
	www174.pair.com /mja/chuck.html (4689 words)

	Articles - House of Bourbon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The House of Bourbon as a noble family dates at least from the beginning of the 13th century, when the estate of Bourbon was ruled by a Lord who was a vassal of the King of France.
		Bourbon's motive appears to have been a desire to produce an heir as soon as possible so as to reduce the chances of a succession dispute between Philip V and the Duke of Orleans in the event of the sickly king's death.
		Charles' grandson Henri, comte de Chambord, the last Bourbon claimant of the French crown, was proclaimed by some Henry V, but the French monarchy was never restored.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Bourbon_house (4377 words)

	The Bourbons
		Charles had two sons, the duke of Angouleme (1775-1844), who reigned 20 minutes as Louis XIX in 1830, and the duke of Berry (1778-1820), whose only son was Henri, duke of Bordeaux (1820-83).
		That title was the first one born by Robert, younger son of Louis IX and founder of the Bourbon branch, and was the usual title of the eldest son of the duc de Bourbon in the 14th and 15th c.
		The latter seat is held by the count of Paris, the duke of Anjou was elected to the former in 1983, as next of kin of Louis XVI, upon which the count of Paris resigned in protest against the admission of the "so-called duke of Anjou".
	www.heraldica.org /topics/bourbon.htm (3422 words)

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		Charles of Austria's agents, and at their head his aunt Margaret, who had the government of the Low Countries in his absence, were experienced, deliberate, discreet, more eager to succeed in their purpose than to make a brilliant appearance, and resolved to do quietly whatever was necessary for success.
		Bourbon was now engaged in revolt against his king and his country, as well as in falsehood and treason--preliminary conditions of such a course.
		Charles V. might no doubt have insured his fidelity, had he given him in marriage Eleanor of Austria, who was already affianced to him; but he could not make up his mind to unite the destiny of a princess, his own sister, with that of a prince whose position was equally pitiable and criminal.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/11954/11954.txt (12702 words)

	Charles V
		Charles was the son of Philip I, king of Castile, and Joanna the Mad; maternal grandson of Ferdinand V of Castile and Isabella I; paternal grandson of the Habsburg Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I; and great-grandson of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy.
		The war between Charles and Francis, in which Charles was allied with Henry VIII of England and the powerful Charles, duke of Bourbon, proved disastrous to France.
		Charles had been anxious to end the war with the French so that he could put down the religious revolt in Germany and prevent the Ottoman Turks from overrunning Europe.
	www.angelfire.com /yt/elemmakil/charlesv.html (999 words)

	Chapter 28. Notable Families Having Multiple Connections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Descendants of Philippe VI Valois (From Capet II)
		Philippe II [Prince of France; Duke of Burgundy] b.
		James II Stewart [King of Scotland]; they were ancestors of Pamela Digby Harriman.
	members.aol.com /rfield/VALOIS.html (359 words)

	Guise. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Claude’s daughter, Mary of Guise, married King James V of Scotland and was the mother of Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart).
		With the accession (1559) of the youthful Francis II, who was married to the duke’s niece, Mary Stuart, François de Guise and his brother the Charles de Guise, Cardinal de Lorraine, c.1525–1574, were given control of the government.
		As a result, in 1561 the duke joined with Montmorency and Marshal Saint-André in the so-called triumvirate, which, at the head of the Catholic party, opposed both the Huguenots and the tolerant policy of the regent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gu/Guise.html (951 words)

	Royal Bookplates (House of Bourbon-Anjou, Spain & Two Sicilies) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Infant Charles de Bourbon y Farnesio (1716-1788) was the eldest son of Philip V, King of Spain and of his second wife, Elizabeth Farnesio.
		Charles de Bourbon in turn was given the Crown of the Two-Sicilies and the tiltle of King of Jerusalem by the Pope (1738).
		The Farnese, dukes of Parma, bore the arms of Portugal, since Rainuncio I, duke of Parma, who by being the great-grandson of Emmanuel I, King of Portugal, through Infant Dom Duarte, was pretendant to the throne of Portugal in the dynastic crisis of 1580.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Olympus/4369/Bookplate/royal_3a.htm (818 words)

	Articles - House of Bourbon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		As of 2005, Spain and Luxembourg have Bourbon monarchs.
		Bourbon monarchs ruled Navarre (from 1555) and France (from 1589 until the 1792 overthrow of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
		After his father was killed in 1563, he became Duke of VendÃ´me at the age of 10, with Admiral Gaspard de Coligny (1519â“1572) as his regent.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Bourbon_dynasty (4671 words)

	Langued'oil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Its very extensive Chateau was a favorite residence of Charles VIII and Francis I, and was the place that Leonardo da Vinci died while in the employ of the latter monarch.
		The House of Bourbon originated as a local seigneurial family whose properties were inherited by the Dampierre dynasty, and then came into the hands of Clermont, a cadet branch of the Royal Family.
		The district is well-known for its association with the Guise branch of the Ducal house of Lorraine - Dukes of Guise were, in the 16th century, among the most influential men in France and were the primary foes of the Huguenot movement in France.
	www.hostkingdom.net /Languedoil.html (2903 words)

	Royal Genealogies Part 18
		Although a member of the Anglican church, Charles recieved the last rites of the Roman Catholic church.
		Charles married her mainly for her large dowry.
		Frederick endeavored to establish a court modeled on that of Louis XIV of France.
	ftp.cac.psu.edu /~saw/royal/r18.html (769 words)

	Ahnen - pafg45
		Ferdinand France Duke of Berry [Eltern] wurde 1778 geboren.
		Louis Xix, Duke of Angouleme Dauphin C. of Marnes [Eltern] wurde 1775 geboren.
		Sie heiratete Louis Xix, Duke of Angouleme Dauphin C. of Marnes 1799.
	www.butschal.de /herbbutschal/ahnen/pafg45.htm (250 words)

	French History of the Bourbon Dynasty
		The Bourbons first became an important family in 1268, with the marriage of Robert, Count of Clermont, sixth son of king Louis IX of France, to Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress to the lordship of Bourbon.
		He was the son of Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendome and Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre.
		The son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie-Adélaide of Savoy, and great-grandson of King Louis XIV, Louis was part of the Bourbon Dynasty.
	www.bonjourlafrance.net /france-facts/france-history/bourbon-dynasty.htm (7673 words)

	The History of Costume - Text Index #2
		a) Francis II (1543-1560), Elizabeth (Daughterof Henry II) as a Bride (1545-1568), Francis II as Dauphin - Oldest Son of King
		a) Anne Countess of Chesterfield (1640), Courtier of Charles II, Duke of Newcastle
		c) Slingsby Bethel Sheriff of London (1680), Cavalier of Charles II (1680), Duchess of Cleveland (1675)
	www.siue.edu /COSTUMES/TEXT_INDEX2.HTML (971 words)

	Langued'oil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Its very extensive Chateau was a favorite residence of Charles VIII and Francis I, and was the place that Leonardo da Vinci died while in the employ of the latter monarch.
		The House of Bourbon originated as a local seigneurial family whose properties were inherited by the Dampierre dynasty, and then came into the hands of Clermont, a cadet branch of the Royal Family.
		The district is well-known for its association with the Guise branch of the Ducal house of Lorraine - Dukes of Guise were, in the 16th century, among the most influential men in France and were the primary foes of the Huguenot movement in France.
	ellone-loire.net /obsidian/Languedoil.html (2903 words)

	Charles biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Charles is a very common male first name.
		Charles I of France (Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Bald)
		Charles II of France (Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Fat)
	charles.biography.ms (146 words)

	AllRefer.com - Philip V, king of Spain (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		A grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was titular duke of Anjou before Charles II of Spain designated him as his successor.
		Spain's foreign policy continued to be governed to a large extent by dynastic ambition and became successful so far as the house of Bourbon was concerned.
		In the War of the Polish Succession (1733–35) Naples and Sicily passed to Don Carlos (later Charles III of Spain), son of Philip and Elizabeth; in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48) Parma and Piacenza passed to Charles's younger brother Philip.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Philip5-Sp.html (539 words)

	ONLIPIX - Great names pictures : LOU
		LOUIS I (son of CHARLES OF VENDOME and FRANCOISE OF ALENCON, duke of Enghien, Prince of Condé)(1530-1569)
		LOUIS II OF ANJOU (duke of Anjou, nephew of CHARLES V)(1377-1417)
		LOUIS-HENRI II (son of LOUIS-JOSEPH OF CONDE and Godefride of ROHAN-SOUBISE, Prince of Condé, duke of BOURBON)(1756-1830)
	www.onlipix.com /personages/lou.htm (711 words)

	RULERS OF FRANCE
		Philippe II Auguste took advantage of the death of Richard I of England and of John of England’s murder of his nephew Arthur I of Brittany, to confiscate John’s holdings in France.
		Son of Ludwig II of Germany son of Louis I; ruled on behalf of Charles III
		LOUIS-PHILIPPE II Son of Ferdinand of Orléans son of Louis-Philippe I; deposed, died 1894
	www-personal.umich.edu /~imladjov/FrenchRulers.htm (1526 words)

	John, Duke of Berry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		John of Valois, the Magnificent, (November 30 1340 — March 15 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier.
		He was the third son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg; amongst his siblings were Charles V, King of France, Louis I, King of Naples and Philip II, Duke of Burgundy.
		He acted several times as a peace maker between French factions and is notable by his attempts of peace between his nephews Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans and John, Duke of Burgundy.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/J/John,-Duke-of-Berry.htm (291 words)

	CGFA- Jean Hey (Master of Moulins) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Suzanne of Bourbon (Child at Prayer), wood, Louvre.
		Pierre II- Duke of Bourbon, Presented by St. Peter, 1492-93, wood, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
		Anne of France- Duchess of Bourbon, Presented by St. John the Evangelist, 1492-93, wood, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
	cgfa.sunsite.dk /hey (112 words)

	Names Index Page
		BOURBON, Louis Antoine Duke Bordeaux (6 AUG 1775-3 JUN 1844)
		BOURBON, Louis Duke Nemours (25 OCT 1814-26 JUN 1896)
		BOURBON, Louis Philippe (6 OCT 1773-26 AUG 1850)
	www.ericjames.org /html/names14.htm (1440 words)

	Children of the Second Marriage of Robert I, Duke of Parma, Prince of Bourbon (1848-1907) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Children of the Second Marriage of Robert I, Duke of Parma, Prince of Bourbon (1848-1907)
		Ferdinand, Prince of France, Duke of Berry (1778-1820)
		Ferdinand, Duke of Modena, Archduke of Austria (1754-1806)
	gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu /royalty/ahnenreihe/BourbonParma.htm (134 words)

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