Charles IV, duc d'Alençon

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Charles d'Alençon

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Birthplace: Angouleme, Charente, France
Death: April 11, 1525 (36-37)
Verberie, Oise, France
Place of Burial: Du D'alencon
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Son of René de Valois, duc d'Alençon and Marguerite de Lorraine
Husband of Marguerite d'Angoulême, Reina de Navarra
Father of Marguerite d'Alençon
Brother of Françoise de Bourbon, duchesse de Beaumont and Anne de Valois
Half brother of Marguerite d'Alençon; Jacqueline d'Alençon; Charles d'Alençon, seigneur de Cany; Françoise Capet and Anne Capet

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About Charles IV, duc d'Alençon

Charles IV of Alençon (2 September 1489 in Alençon – 11 April 1525 in Lyon) was the son of René of Alençon and Margaret of Vaudémont.[1]
He succeeded his father in 1492 as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, and was also Count of Armagnac, Fézensac, Viscount of Rodez, Count of Fezensaguet, l'Isle-Jourdain, and Perdiac.
In 1509 he married Margaret of Angoulême,[2] sister to Francis, Duke of Valois, who would in 1515 become King Francis I of France. Their marriage was childless: his wife was allowed to retain most of his titles.
As first prince of the blood, Charles was a prominent figure in the early part of his brother-in-law's reign. Made governor of Normandy,[3] Charles fought at Marignano in 1515,[4] and in 1521 defended Champagne against an imperial invasion. He accompanied his brother-in-law, King Francis I of France, on his second expedition to Italy in 1525, and after the disaster at Pavia, took command of the defeated French forces, leading them in retreat back to French territory.[5] He was made a scapegoat for the defeat and accused of abandoning the king, and died soon after.[5] Although Charles had a sister, Françoise, who survived him, his widow took possession of his lands after his death.
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From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV,_Duke_of_Alen%C3%A7on
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Charles IV, duc d'Alençon's Timeline

1488
1488
Angouleme, Charente, France
1525
April 11, 1525
Age 37
Verberie, Oise, France
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Du D'alencon