Antoine of Navarre
Antoine | |
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King of Navarre | |
Reign | 25 May 1555 – 17 November 1562 |
Predecessor | Henry II |
Successor | Jeanne III |
Co-monarch | Jeanne III |
Born |
22 April 1518 La Fère, Picardy, France |
Died |
17 November 1562 (aged 44) Les Andelys, Eure |
Burial | Vendôme |
Spouse | Jeanne III, Queen of Navarre |
Issue |
Henry IV, King of France Catherine, Hereditary Princess of Lorraine |
House | Bourbon |
Father | Charles, Duke of Vendôme |
Mother | Françoise of Alençon |
Religion | see details |
Antoine (in English, Anthony; 22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) was the King of Navarre through his marriage (jure uxoris) to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of which he was head from 1537. He was the father of Henry IV of France.
Family
He was born at La Fère, Picardy, France, the second son of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1489–1537), and his wife, Françoise of Alençon (died 1550).[1] He was the older brother of Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé.
Marriage
On 20 October 1548, at Moulins, he married Jeanne III, Queen regnant of Navarre, daughter of Henry II of Navarre and his wife Margaret of Angoulême.[2] By his marriage, he became King of Navarre, Count of Foix, of Bigorre, of Armagnac, of Périgord, and Viscount of Béarn. It was reported that Jeanne was much in love with him,[3] but his subsequent actions show that he had little loyalty to her. The southern territory of the Kingdom of Navarre had been occupied by the Spanish since 1512, and Antoine tried to re-establish it. He was ready to sacrifice anything to his political interests.
Religion
Antoine appears not to have had real religious conviction and officially changed religions several times.[4] His reconversion to Catholicism separated him from his wife and he threatened to repudiate her.[5] He had an affair with Louise de La Béraudière de l'Isle Rouhet, "la belle Rouet," with whom he had a son, Charles III de Bourbon (1554–1610) who became archbishop of Rouen.[6]
Although his brother Louis was the head of the Protestant faction, Antoine spent most of his life fighting for the King of France. Catherine de' Medici, regent for her son Charles IX, named him lieutenant general of the kingdom in 1561.[7] When his wife allowed the Huguenots to sack the chapel of Vendôme and the churches of the town in 1562, he threatened to send her to a convent.[8] She took refuge in Béarn.
Antoine was vain and unstable. He often disappointed his followers and was manipulated by his superiors and out-witted by his adversaries.
He laid siege to Rouen and was mortally wounded on 13 November 1562.[2] He died at Les Andelys, Eure.
Issue
With his wife, Jeanne III of Navarre, he had the following issue:
- Henry (1551–1553), Duke of Beaumont
- Henry IV of France (1553–1610)
- Louis (1555–1557), Count of Marle
- Madeleine (1556)
- Catherine (1559–1604). Married Henry II, Duke of Lorraine in 1599.
With his mistress, Louise de La Béraudière de l'Isle Rouhet, King Anthony had a son named Charles. Charles was Archbishop of Rouen from 1554 until 1610.[9][10][11]
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Patrilineal descent
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Antoine's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that if King Antoine were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Robertian, as all his male-line ancestors have been of that house. Antoine is a member of the House of Bourbon, a branch of the Capetian dynasty and of the Robertians. Antoine's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. It follows the Bourbon-Vendôme, the Kings of France, and the Counts of Paris and Worms. This line can be traced back more than 1,200 years from Robert of Hesbaye to the present day, through Kings of France & Navarre, Spain and Two-Sicilies, Dukes of Parma and Grand-Dukes of Luxembourg, Princes of Orléans and Emperors of Brazil. It is one of the oldest in Europe.
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Notes
- ↑ Trevor Dupuy, Curt Johnson and David L. Bongard, The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography, (Castle Books: Edison, 1992), 98.
- 1 2 Dupuy, Trevor, 98.
- ↑ Robin, Larsen and Levin. p. 2.
- ↑ Mack P. Holt, The French Wars of Religion, 1562–1629, (Cambridge University Press: New York, 2005), 52.
- ↑ Robin, Larsen and Levin. p. 3.
- ↑ David Bryson, Queen Jeanne and the Promised Land, (Koninklijke Brill NV:Leiden, 1999), 219.
- ↑ Duruy, Victor, John Franklin Jameson and Mabell Shippie Clarke Smith, A History of France, (Thomas Y. Crowell Co.:New York, 1920), 338.
- ↑ Bryson, David, 299.
- ↑ Bergin, Joseph, The making of the French episcopate, 1589–1661, (St. Edmundsbury Press Ltd., 1996), 581.
- ↑ Dussieux, Louis, Généalogie de la maison de Bourbon: de 1256 à 1871, (Lecoffre et Fils, 1872), 81.
- ↑ Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon, Vol. 2, (Publisher Mansut Fils, 4 Rue de l'École de Médecine, Paris, 1825), 26.
References
- Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon, Vol. 2, Publisher Mansut Fils, 4 Rue de l'École de Médecine, Paris, 1825.
- Bergin, Joseph, The making of the French episcopate, 1589–1661, St. Edmundsbury Press Ltd., 1996.
- Bryson, David, Queen Jeanne and the Promised Land, Koninklijke Brill NV:Leiden, 1999.
- Dupuy, Trevor, Curt Johnson and David L. Bongard, The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography, Castle Books: Edison, 1992.
- Duruy, Victor, John Franklin Jameson and Mabell Shippie Clarke Smith, A history of France, Thomas Y. Crowell Co.:New York, 1920.
- Dussieux, Louis, Généalogie de la maison de Bourbon: de 1256 à 1871, Lecoffre Et Fils, 1872.
- Holt, Mack P., The French wars of religion, 1562–1629, Cambridge University Press: New York, 2005.
- Robin, Diana Maury, Larsen, Anne R. and Levin, Carole (2007). Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, Inc.
Antoine of Navarre Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 22 April 1518 Died: 17 November 1562 | ||
Navarrese royalty | ||
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Preceded by Henry II |
King of Navarre 25 May 1555 – 17 November 1562 with Joan III |
Succeeded by Joan III |
French nobility | ||
Preceded by Charles de Bourbon |
Duke of Vendôme 1537 – 17 November 1562 |
Succeeded by Henry IV of France |