Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. The title has been awarded to a younger brother of the French sovereign.

History

Two lines of Counts of Alençon became extinct before the title of Alençon was attached to the House of Valois that ruled France. Alençon was granted as an appanage to Pierre, son of Louis IX of France (1268) and then to Charles, count of Valois, brother of Philip IV (1293). A third house of Alençon counts descended from Charles, second son of the count of Valois, who was killed at the battle of Crécy in 1346. The Valois Dynasty succeeded the Capetian Dynasty as rulers of France from 1328-1589. ... The system of appanage has greatly influenced the territorial construction of France and explains the flag of many provinces of France. ... Only representation of Saint Louis known to be true to life - Early 14th century statue from the church of Mainneville, Eure, France King Louis IX of France or Saint Louis (April 25, 1214/1215–August 25, 1270) was King of France from 1226 until his death. ... Philippe IV, recumbent statue on his tomb, Royal Necropolis, Saint Denis Basilica Philip IV (French: Philippe IV; 1268–November 29, 1314) was King of France from 1285 until his death. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

The county of Alençon was raised to a dukedom in 1414. Jean, 1st Duke of Alençon, was killed at Agincourt, 1415, after having with his own hand slain the duke of York. His son, Jean II, duke of Alençon (who features in Shakespeare's Henry VI, was dispossessed of his duchy in the Battle of Verneuil, August 17, 1424: the Duke was defeated and taken prisoner by English forces led by John, Duke of Bedford. Jean reconquered his domaine in 1449. Battle of Agincourt Conflict Hundred Years War Date October 25, 1415 Place Agincourt, France Result Decisive English victory The Battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25, 1415, Saint Crispins Day, in northern France as part of the Hundred Years War between the heavily outnumbered army of King Henry... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... King Henry VI Part 1 is one of the history plays of William Shakespeare. ... John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford also known as John Platagenet (June 20, 1389 - September 14, 1435) was the fourth son of King Henry IV of England by Mary de Bohun, and acted as regent for his nephew, King Henry VI of England. ...

In 1524 the dukedom of Alençon reverted to the crown, in consequence of the death of the childless Duke Charles IV, who was married to Marguerite, sister of Francis I. The title was given as a jointure to Catherine de' Medici in 1559, and as an appanage to her youngest son Francis in 1566. Francis I (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 – July 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (French: le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ... 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 Médicis, was the wife of King Henry II of France, of the Valois branch of the kings of France...

This Francis, duke of Alençon and Anjou (1554 – 1584), although ill-favored, was considered by the French as a possible husband for Queen Elizabeth I of England, who permitted him to pay unsuccessful court on two occasions. During the French Wars of Religion Alençon opposed the ultra-Catholic policies of his mother and Mayenne, going so far as to conspire with moderate Catholics against the court party of his brother, Charles IX. In the peace of 1576, which was little more than an armed truce, Alençon was awarded the appanages of Anjou, Touraine, and Berry. Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598. ... For information on the regent of the Netherlands, see Charles of Lorraine. ... Charles IX ( June 27, 1550 – May 30, 1574) was born Charles-Maximilien, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici. ... The system of appanage has greatly influenced the territorial construction of France and explains the flag of many provinces of France. ... For other uses, see Anjou (disambiguation). ... Touraine was a province of France. ... This article is about the fruit. ...

Alençon's military expedition into the rebellious Netherlands in 1578 led to William the Silent's offer of a Netherlandish crown; Alençon led a new invasion and was for a time the ruler of several provinces, but in 1583 he was forced to withdraw. His premature death opened the French succession to Henry of Navarre. William I (William the Silent) William I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau (April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584) was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. ... Henry IV (French: Henri IV) (December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610), called the Great (French: le Grand), was the first of the Bourbon kings of France, reigning from 1589 until 1610. ...

The title was pawned by Henry IV to the duke of Wūrttemberg, and subsequently it passed to Gaston, Duke of Orleans, by grant of Louis XIII; to Elizabeth of Orleans, duchess of Guise; to Charles, duke of Berry, grandson of Louis XIV (1710); and to Monsieur (later Louis XVIII), brother of Louis XVI. Gaston Jean-Baptiste, duc dOrléans (April 25, 1608 - February 2, 1660), third son of the French king Henry IV, and his wife Marie de Medici, was born at Fontainebleau. ... Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643), called the Just (French: le Juste), was King of France from 1610 to 1643. ... Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824. ...

The title of due d'Alencon was last given to Ferdinand of Orleans, son of the duc de Nemours, and grandson of Louis-Philippe. Louis-Philippe of France (October 6, 1773–August 26, 1850), served as the Orleanist king of the French from 1830 to 1848. ...

Counts of Alençon

House of Bellême

• Roger of Montgomery, count of Alençon (died 1094)
• William Talvas, lord of Bellême (until 1113), Count of Ponthieu, Sées, and Alençon (died 1171)
• John I, count of Alençon
• John II, count of Alençon (died 1191)
• Robert I, count of Alençon (died c. 1217)

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Capetian dynasty

• Peter I (died 1283), received the county of Alençon and part of the county of Perche in appanage from his father Louis IX of France

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Valois dynasty

• Charles of Valois, brother of Philip IV of France, was given the county of Alençon in appanage in 1291
• Charles II (died August 26, 1346 at the Battle of Crecy)
• Charles III (1346-1375)
• Peter II (1375-1391)
• John I Valois (1391-1414)

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Dukes of Alençon

• John I Valois (died October 25, 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt)
• John II Valois (1415-1424; 1449-1476)
• René (1476-1492)
• Charles IV (1492-1524)
• passes directly to France

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External link

• Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 (http://34.1911encyclopedia.org/A/AL/ALENCON_COUNTS_AND_DUKES_OF.htm): Duke of Alençon