Catherine of Vendôme

Catherine de Vendôme (1354 – 1 April 1412) was a ruling countess of Vendôme and of Castres from 1372 until 1403.

Catherine of Vendôme
Countess of la Marche
Catherine and John I
Born	1354
Died	1412 (aged 57–58)
Spouse(s)	John I, Count of La Marche
Issue	James II, Count of La Marche Isabelle of La Marche Louis, Count of Vendôme John, Lord of Carency Anne, Countess of Montpensier Marie, Lady of Croix Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus
Father	John VI of Vendôme
Mother	Jeanne of Ponthieu

Life

Catherine was the daughter of John VI of Vendôme and Jeanne of Ponthieu. She married John I, Count of La Marche, in 1364.

In 1372 inherited Vendôme on the death of her niece Jeanne and administered it jointly with her husband, then (after his death) with her second son Louis until 1403.

Issue

Catherine and John had:

• James II, Count of La Marche and Castres (1370–1438)
• Isabelle (born 1373), a nun at Poissy
• Louis, Count of Vendôme (1376–1446)
• John, Lord of Carency (1378–1457), married c. 1416 Catherine, daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, without issue, married in 1420 at Le Mans, his mistress Jeanne de Vendômois, with whom he had issue
• Anne (c. 1380 – September 1408, Paris), married in 1401 John of Berry, Count of Montpensier (d. 1401), married in Paris in 1402 Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria
• Marie (1386 – aft. 11 September 1463), Lady of Brehencourt, married Jean de Baynes, Lord of Croix
• Charlotte (1388 – 15 January 1422), married in 1411 at Nicosia King Janus of Cyprus

Sources

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