Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême | |
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Spouse(s) | Louise of Savoy |
Noble family | Valois |
Father | John, Count of Angoulême |
Mother | Marguerite de Rohan |
Born | 1459 |
Died | 1 January 1496 |
Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême (French: Charles d'Orléans, Comte d'Angoulême) (1459 – 1 January 1496), was the son of John, Count of Angoulême and Marguerite de Rohan, and was Count of Angoulême from 1467-1496. Charles was a member of the French Orléans family descended from Louis I de Valois, Duke of Orléans, who was the son of Charles V of France.
He married the 11-year-old, Louise of Savoy, daughter of Philip the Landless and Margaret of Bourbon, on 16 February 1488. They had two children:
Charles also had two illegitimate daughters by his mistress Antoinette de Polignac, Dame de Combronde, who was his wife's lady-in-waiting:
He also had an illegitimate daughter by mistress Jeanne Le Conte: