Log In

CONNÉTABLE DE BOURBON Edit Profile

also known as Charles de Bourbon

Background

In 1523 dissension arose between the Constable and Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I, who made claims to some of his richest possessions in the duchy of Bourbon. In consequence the Constable began negotiations with the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and with Henry VIII, king of England. The Constable took up arms against France and besieged Marseille in 1524 without success. The following year he participated in the battle of Pavia, in which Francis I was taken prisoner by Charles V. Again appointed ruler of Milan, this time as a vassal of Charles V, the Constable, in order to feed his starving troops, declined to recognize the truce concluded between Spain and Rome. Instead he led them in the sack of Rome (May 6, 1527), during which he was killed.

Career

In 1515 Francis I ascended the throne and made him Constable; in the same year the new Constable showed great bravery in the victorious battle of Marignano in northern Italy, and as a reward for his services Francis made him governor of Milan.

Connections

On May 10, 1505, he married Suzanne

a father:
Gilbert de Bourbon

count of Montpensier