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Charles III de Bourbon, engraved portrait by Thomas de Leu

Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier, Eighth Duke of Bourbon (February 17, 1490 – May 6, 1527 in Rome) was Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne. His father, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, died in 1496, and his elder brother Louis II, Count of Montpensier in 1501, at which time he inherited the family lands in Auvergne. On 10 May 1505 he married Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, the heir-general of the House of Bourbon (to which he was the heir-male), and became Duke of Bourbon in her right. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1604x1936, 3299 KB) Description: Portrait of Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier (cropped from Image:KarlIIIvonBourbon01. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1604x1936, 3299 KB) Description: Portrait of Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier (cropped from Image:KarlIIIvonBourbon01. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... The French lordship of Montpensier (départment of Puy-de-Dôme), which became a countship in the 14th century, was sold in 1384 by Bernard and Robert de Ventadour to John, duke of Berry, whose daughter Marie brought the countship to her husband, John I, Duke of Bourbon, in... This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. ... Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier (1443 – October 15, 1496), succeeded his father Louis of Bourbon as Count of Montpensier in 1486. ... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier (1483–1501, Naples) was the son of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier and Claire Gonazaga. ... 1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suzanne of Bourbon (1491 – 1521) was Duchess of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1503 to her death. ... Also see:  Early Modern France The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. ... Duke of Bourbon is a title in the peerage of France. ...

Already distinguished as a soldier in the Italian Wars, he was appointed Constable of France by Francis I of France in 1515, and was rewarded for his services at the Battle of Marignano (where he commanded the vanguard) with the Governorship of Milan. However, Francis was uneasy with the proud and wealthy duke, and soon recalled him from Milan and refused to honor his debts. Charles was further angered by the appointment of Charles IV of Alençon, the King's brother-in-law, as commander of the vanguard during the campaigns in the Netherlands, an office which should have been his. Combatants France, the Holy Roman Empire, the states of Italy (notably the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdom of Naples, the Papal States, Florence, and the Duchy of Ferrara), England, Scotland, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, the Swiss, Saxony, and others The Italian Wars, often referred to as... The Constable of France (French connétable de France, from Latin comes stabulari for count of the stables), as the First Officer of the Crown, was one of the original five Great Officers of the Crown of France (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and chancellor) and Commander in Chief of... Francis I (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 – March 31, 1547), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ... 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants France, Republic of Venice Duchy of Milan Commanders Francis I, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Bartolomeo dAlviano, Louis de la Trémoille Maximilian Sforza, Cardinal Matthaeus Schiner Strength 30,000 Unknown The Battle of Marignano, in the phase of the Italian Wars (1494–1559) that is called the War of... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Charles IV of Alençon (1489, Alençon –1525, Lyon) was the son of René of Alençon and Margaret of Vaudémont. ...

The death of his wife in 1521 provoked the final breach. Suzanne had left all her estates to him, but the King's mother, Louise of Savoy, claimed them as the heir in proximity in blood, due to their previous entailments. She proposed to settle the question by marrying Charles; but he refused the proposal. On behalf of his mother, Francis confiscated a portion of the Bourbon estates before the lawsuit had even been settled. Seeing no hope of prevailing, Charles made a secret agreement to betray his King and offer his services to the Emperor Charles V. The Emperor, the Constable, and King Henry VIII of England devised a grand plan to partition France, which came to nothing; the plot was discovered and Charles was stripped of his offices and fled into Italy in 1523. In 1524, he drove the French under Bonnivet from Lombardy, and fought at the Battle of Pavia. Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Louise of Savoy Louise of Savoy (September 11, 1476 – September 22, 1531) was the mother of Francis I of France. ... Proximity or closeness in degree of kinship is one of the ways to determine succession based on genealogy. ... For the Carlist claimant King Carlos V, see Infante Carlos, Count of Molina. ... Henry VIII redirects here. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet (c. ... For the village of the same name in Ontario, Canada, see Lombardy, Ontario. ... “Battle of Pavia” redirects here. ...

The Emperor gave Duke Charles command of a mixed Spanish-German army (which included a number of Lutherans) sent to chastise Pope Clement VII. He neglected to supply this army with money or food, and Charles was only able to keep it together by promises of loot. Though Clement arranged a truce with the Emperor, the army continued its advance, reaching Rome in May, 1527. The death of Duke Charles —reportedly at the hands of the goldsmith Cellini— outside the walls removed the last restraints from the army, which proceeded to mercilessly sack the city. The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... For the antipope (1378–1394) see antipope Clement VII. Pope Clement VII (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici, was a cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and was Pope from 1523 to 1534. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... A goldsmith creating a new ring A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with precious metals, usually to make jewelry. ... Benvenuto Cellini (November 1, 1500 _ February 13, 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician of the Renaissance. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

By Suzanne, Charles was the father of a pair of twins and Francis of Bourbon, Count of Clermont. Since none of them survived a year of age, the senior line of the Dukes of Bourbon was extinct in male line with his death in battle, and the junior line (Dukes of Vendôme) were not allowed to inherit, because Charles had forfeited his fiefs because of his treason. However, the county of Montpensier and dauphinate of Auvergne were later returned to his sister Louise. Count of Vendôme, and, later, Duke of Vendôme, were French titles of nobility. ...

In conspiracy theories, such as the one promoted in The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, he has been alleged to be the thirteenth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, although he is only listed by his title. A conspiracy theory is a theory that defies common historical or current understanding of events, under the claim that those events are the result of manipulations by two or more individuals or various secretive powers or conspiracies. ... Book cover of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail 2005 illustrated hardcover edition. ... Prieuré de Sion, usually rendered in English translation as Priory of Sion or even Priory of Zion, is an elusive protagonist in many works of both non-fiction and fiction. ...