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René of Alençon (de Valois)

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Birthplace: Bell,, Alençon, Orne, Normandy, France
Death: November 01, 1492 (37-38)
Chateau d'Alençon, Alençon, Orne, Lower Normandy, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Jean de Valois, II, duc d'Alençon and Marie d'Armagnac
Husband of Marguerite d'Harcourt and Marguerite de Lorraine
Ex-partner of N.N. N.N.; N.N. N.N. and N.N. N.N.
Father of Marguerite d'Alençon; Jacqueline d'Alençon; Charles d'Alençon, seigneur de Cany; Françoise Capet; Anne Capet and 3 others
Brother of Catherine d'Alençon
Half brother of Jeanne d'Alençon, Countess of Beaumont Le Roger

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About René de Valois, duc d'Alençon

René of Alençon (1454 – 1 November 1492) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father John II of Alençon as Duke of Alençon.
Life
René was born in 1454 to the House of Valois-Alençon. He was the son of John II of Alençon and Marie of Armagnac.[1]
In 1478, he was restored as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, titles which had been confiscated from his family after his father's conviction in 1474.
Family
His first wife was Marguerite, daughter of William of Harcourt, Count of Tancarville.
He married a second time on 14 May 1488 at Toul, to Margaret of Lorraine (1463 – 1 November 1521),[2] daughter of Frederick, Count of Vaudémont and Yolande of Anjou. Margaret bore him three children:
1. Charles IV of Alençon (1489–1525)[1]
2. Françoise of Alençon (c. 1490 – 14 September 1550, La Fleche), Duchess of Beaumont, married 1505 in Blois, François, Duke of Longueville (d. 1512),[1] married 1513 Charles, Duke of Vendôme
3. Anne (30 October 1492 – 18 October 1562, Casale Monferrato), Lady of la Guerche, married 31 August 1508 in Blois William IX Paleologos, Marquess of Montferrat[1]
He also had several illegitimate children:
1. Charles (d. 1545), Lord of Cany[1]
2. Marguerite, married 1485 Jacques de Boisguyon,[1] married Henri de Bournel
3. Jacqueline, married Gilles des Ormes[1]
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9,_Duke_of_Alen%C3%A7on
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Rene, 3rd Duke d'Alencon, Comte de Perche, Vicomte de Beaumont1,2
Last Edited 29 Nov 2005
M, #56947, b. circa 1454, d. 1 November 1492
Father Jean II, Duke d'Alencon2 b. 2 Mar 1409, d. 1476
Mother Marie d' Armagnac2 d. 25 Jul 1473
Rene, 3rd Duke d'Alencon, Comte de Perche, Vicomte de Beaumont was born circa 1454.2 He married Margareta of Lorraine, daughter of Frederick VI, Count Vaudemont, Baron Joinville, Seigneur de Lambesc, Suse, Verbenne, Rumigny, & Boves and Jolanta de Anjou, on 14 May 1488 at Toul, France.1,3 Rene, 3rd Duke d'Alencon, Comte de Perche, Vicomte de Beaumont died on 1 November 1492 at Alencon; Buried at Notre Dame, Alencon.1,2
Family
Margareta of Lorraine b. 1463, d. 2 Nov 1521
Children

  • Francoise d' Alencon+2 b. c 1491, d. 14 Sep 1550
  • Anne d' Alencon+2 b. 30 Oct 1492, d. 18 Oct 1562

Citations
1.[S2] Detlev Schwennicke, Europaische Stammtafeln, New Series, Vol. I/2, Tafel 206.
2.[S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. III, Tafel 71.
3.[S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. III, Tafel 71; Vol. VI, Tafel 131.
From: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1895.htm...
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René d'Alençon, Duc d'Alençon1
M, #113722, b. 1454, d. 1 November 1492
Last Edited=4 Jan 2003
René d'Alençon, Duc d'Alençon was born in 1454. He was the son of Jean II d'Alençon, Duc d'Alençon. He married Marguerite de Lorraine, daughter of Frederic VI de Vaudémont, Comte de Vaudémont and Yolande d'Anjou, in 1488. He died on 1 November 1492 at Alençon, FranceG. He was buried at Alençon, FranceG.
He gained the title of Duc d'Alençon.1
Child of René d'Alençon, Duc d'Alençon and Marguerite de Lorraine
1. Françoise d'Alençon+1 b. bt 1490 - 1491, d. 14 Sep 1550
Citations
1.[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 68. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
From: https://www.thepeerage.com/p11373.htm#i113722
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René de Valois, duc d'Alençon's Timeline

1454
1454
Bell,, Alençon, Orne, Normandy, France
1488
1488
Angouleme, Charente, France
1490
1490
Bourbon Auvergne (Région), Bourbon L'Archambault, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1492
October 30, 1492
November 1, 1492
Age 38
Chateau d'Alençon, Alençon, Orne, Lower Normandy, France
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