NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Antoine of Navarre

Antoine de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562), was head of the House of Bourbon from 1537 to 1562, and King-consort of Navarre from 1555 to 1562. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Also see: Early Modern France The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Capital Pamplona (Basque: IruÃ±a) Official language(s) Spanish; Basque co-official in the north of community. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ...

He was born at La Fère, Picardie, France, the son of Charles IV de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (1489-1537) and his wife, Francoise d'Alencon (d. 1550). He was the older brother of Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé. Capital Amiens Land areaÂ¹ 19,399 kmÂ² Regional President Claude Gewerc (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ... Events March 14 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Louis I was the first Prince of CondÃ©. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de CondÃ© (May 7, 1530 â€“ March 13, 1569) was a Huguenot leader and general. ...

On 20 October 1548 at Moulins he married Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, daughter of Henri d'Albret (Henri II of Navarre) and his wife Margaret of Angoulême. By his marriage, he became Count of Foix, of Bigorre, of Armagnac, of Perigord, and Viscount of Béarn. The Kingdom of Navarre had been occupied by the Spanish since 1512, and Antoine tried to re-establish it. He was ready to sacrifice anything to his political interests. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Moulins is a city and commune in central France, préfecture (capital) of the Allier département. ... Jeanne dAlbret Jeanne dAlbret (January 7, 1528 â€“ June 9, 1572) was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572, wife of Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome and mother of Henry IV of France. ... This is a list of the kings of Pamplona, later Navarre. ... Henry II (1503 - May 25, 1555), titular King of Navarre, was the eldest son of Jean dAlbret (d. ... Though the details are largely legendary, the Kingdom of Navarre evolved from the county of Pamplona, its traditional capital, when the Vasconic leader Enneco Aresta (IÃ±igo Arista or Aiza in Spanish) was chosen King in Pamplona (traditionally in 824) and led a local revolt against the Franks. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He had no real religious conviction and changed religions several times. His reconversion to Catholicism separated him from his wife. He had an affair with Louise de la Béraudière, "la belle Rouet," with whom he had a son in 1555. Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ...

Although his brother was the head of the protestant faction, he spent most of his life fighting for the King of France. Catherine de Medici, regent for her son Charles IX of France, named him lieutenant general of the kingdom in 1561. When his wife allowed the Huguenots to sack the chapel of Vendôme and the churches of the town in 1562, he threatened to send her to a convent. She took refuge in Béarn. Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519–January 5, 1589), born in Italy as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici, and later queen of France under the French name Catherine de M dicis, was the wife of King Henry II of France, of the Valois branch of the kings... Charles IX (June 27, 1550 â€“ May 30, 1574) was born Charles-Maximilien, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ...

Antoine was vain and unstable. He often disappointed his followers and was manipulated by his superiors and out-witted by his adversaries.

He laid siege to Rouen and was mortally wounded on November 13, 1562. He died at Les Andelys, Eure. Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) rÃ©gion. ... Les Andelys is a commune of the Eure département, in Normandy, France. ... Eure is a dÃ©partement in the north of France named after the Eure River. ...

Issue

Categories: 1518 births | 1562 deaths | Natives of Picardie | French nobility Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Henry IV (French: Henri IV; December 13, 1553 â€“ May 14, 1610), was the first monarch of the Bourbon dynasty in France. ... Coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile at Reims in 1223; a miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France, painted in the 1450s, kept at the National Library of France The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later as emperors, from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Catherine de Bourbon (1559 - 1604), of Navarre, and Duchess of Albret was a daughter of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne dAlbret. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Events January 14 â€“ Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 â€“ Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Henry I (November 8, 1563 – July 31, 1624), was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. ... Events The Jesuit educational plan known as the Ratio Studiorum is issued (January 8). ... Events January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Marmoutier is a commune of the Bas-Rhin dÃ©partement, in France. ... The Archbishop of Rouen is Primate of Normandy and one of the fifteen Archbishops of France. ... Duke of VendÃ´me (French: Duc de VendÃ´me) was a title in French peerage with connection to the House of Bourbon. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Henry IV (French: Henri IV; December 13, 1553 â€“ May 14, 1610), was the first monarch of the Bourbon dynasty in France. ... Henry II (1503 - May 25, 1555), titular King of Navarre, was the eldest son of Jean dAlbret (d. ... This is a list of the kings of Navarre. ... Jeanne dAlbret Jeanne dAlbret (January 7, 1528 - June 9, 1572) was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572, wife of Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome and mother of Henry IV of France. ... Jeanne dAlbret Jeanne dAlbret (January 7, 1528 - June 9, 1572) was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572, wife of Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome and mother of Henry IV of France. ...

Issue GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

Issue