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John VIII (1425 - 6 January 1477) was Count of Vendôme from 1466 until his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he was the son and successor of Louis, Count of Vendôme.〔Bingham, Denis, ''The Marriages of the Bourbons'', Vol.1, (Chapman and Hall Limited:London, 1890), 49.〕 As a courtier of King Charles VII of France, he fought the English in Normandy and Guyenne. He attached himself to King Louis XI, but was not in royal favor. He withdrew to the Château of Lavardin and completed its construction. In 1454, he married Isabelle de Beauvau,〔Bingham, 49.〕 daughter of Louis de Beauvau, Seneschal of Anjou and Marguerite de Chambley. They had eight children: *Jeanne, married Louis, Count of Grandpré *Catherine, married Gilbert de Chabannes *Jeanne *Renée, Abbess of Fontevraud *François, Count of Vendôme (1470–1495) *Louis, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon *Charlotte, married Engelbert, Count of Nevers *Isabelle, Abbess of la Trinité de Caen Jean also had two illegitimate sons: *Louis, Bishop of Avranches *Jacques, Governor of Valois and the Vendomois (1455 - 1524) was the father of Catherine de Bourbon, paternal grandmother of Gabrielle d'Estrées, mistress of Henry IV of France. ==Ancestors== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John VIII, Count of Vendôme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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