René (Alençon)

René de Valois (* 1454 ; † November 1, 1492 in Alençon ) was Duke of Alençon and Count of Le Perche . He was the son of Duke Johann II and Maria von Armagnac.

biography

In 1467 - while his father was repeatedly in revolt against the king - he had the task of defending Alençon. However, the behavior of the garrison from Brittany led to an uprising of the citizens, whereupon René the city of King Louis XI. who handed them back to him after submitting to the revolt.

René was a heavily indebted libertine whose loose manners and affairs put him out of favor with the king. Louis XI. had him arrested and locked up, and only the king's death (1483) brought him back to freedom. Although he took part in the guerrilla , he was pardoned by King Charles VIII .

progeny

In the case of a first connection, the one with Marguerite d'Harcourt, daughter of Guillaume d'Harcourt, Count of Tancarville , it is uncertain whether she got beyond the engagement, because Marguerite died childless in the course of 1488.

On May 14, 1488 he married in Toul Margarete von Lothringen-Vaudémont (* 1463 † 1521), daughter of Friedrich II. , Count of Vaudémont and Jolande of Anjou . Your children were:

• Charles IV (* 1489 † 1525), Duke of Alençon
• Françoise (* 1490, † 1550); ⚭
  1. 1505 in Blois François I d'Orléans , Duke of Longueville († 1512) ( House Orléans-Longueville )
  2. 1513 Charles IV , Duke of Vendôme (* 1489, † 1537),
• Anne (* 1492, † 1562), Dame de La Guerche , ⚭ 1508 in Blois Wilhelm XI. (* 1486 † 1518), Margrave of Montferrat

In addition, he had several illegitimate children:

• Charles, seigneur de Cany , † 1545, ⚭ Germaine La Ballur
• Charles, baron de Cany , † 1524, ⚭ 1505 Renée de Beauvoisin
• Marguerite, ⚭ I Jacques de Boisguyon, ⚭ II Henri de Bournel
• Jacqueline († 1506), ⚭ Gilles des Ormes

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann II.	Duke of Alençon 1476–1492	Charles IV