Francis, Count of Vendôme

François de Bourbon
François de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme
Spouse(s)	Marie de Luxembourg
Noble family	Bourbon
Father	John II, Count of Vendôme
Mother	Isabelle de Beauveau
Born	1470
Died	30 October 1495(1495-10-30) Vercelli

François de Bourbon (1470 – 30 October 1495) was a French prince. He was the Count of Vendôme.

He was the son of John II, Count of Vendôme, and Isabelle de Beauveau. As a legitimate member of the Capetian dynasty, he ranked in France as a prince du sang. At his father's death when he was seven, he became Count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his uncle Louis le Joyeuse.

He was a faithful follower of Anne of France and King Charles VIII of France.

In 1487, he married Marie de Luxembourg, the widow of Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont. She brought great estates as her dowry, including the countships of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Soissons in Picardy.

They had six children:

Also by Isabeau de Grigny;

He died at the age of 25 in Vercelli, Italy, and was succeeded by his son Charles IV de Bourbon. His widow administered the family's estates during Charles' minority.

François' 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 Count François were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Robertian, as all his male-line ancestors have been of that house.

François is a member of the House of Bourbon, a branch of the Capetian dynasty and of the Robertians.

François' patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. It follows 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.