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2 unusual facts about Charles III, Duke of Bourbon


Counts and Dukes of Châteauroux

Fearing disunity in the Bourbon line, it became one of the estates confiscated by Constable de Bourbon, and was given by Francis I and Louise of Savoy to Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife, Renée of Bourbon, sister of the Constable.

Stand of the Swiss Guard

The Habsburg army, composed of Imperial and Spanish troops, was placed under the command of the Constable of France, the Duc de Bourbon, fallen from grace in France and now serving the enemy.


Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz

On 25 November 1950, Alfonso received the title Duc de Bourbon (Duke of Bourbon) from his father.

Cathedral of San Fernando

The baptismal font, believed to be a gift from Charles III, who became King of Spain from 1759, is the oldest piece of liturgical furnishing in the cathedral.

Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

He was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired control of the duchy more than eighteen years before his father's death.

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

The death of Duke Charles — the artist and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini claimed that he fired the shot that killed him — outside the walls removed the last restraints from the army, which resulted in the sack of Rome.

Though Clement arranged a truce with the Emperor, the army continued its advance, reaching Rome in May, 1527.

Charles III, Duke of Parma

The ceremony took place at Schloss Frohsdorf near Lanzenkirchen in Austria.

Charles III, Prince of Monaco

Under Charles III, the Principality of Monaco increased its diplomatic activities; for example, in 1864, Charles III concluded a Treaty of Friendship with the Bey of Tunis, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, which also regulated trade and maritime issues.

Charles Thomas, Prince of Vaudémont

Charles Thomas was the only son of Charles Henri de Lorraine, prince de Vaudémont and Commercy and Anne Élisabeth de Lorraine-Elbeuf, and a grandson of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine.

Christina of Salm

However, when Francis married Christina, he was only the third son of Duke Charles III, destined for the countship of Vaudémont as appanage rather than for the sovereignty of Lorraine.

Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire

Juan O'Donojú, lieutenant general of the Spanish armies, Great Cross of the Orders of Charles III y San Hermenegildo.

Duke of Bourbon

Although the senior line came to an end in 1527, the cadet branch of La Marche-Vendome would later succeed to the French throne as the Royal House of Bourbon, which would later spread out to other kingdoms and duchies in Europe.

He was succeeded by his son Henry (IV/III) of Bourbon, king of France and Navarre.

Francisco Antonio de Echávarri

At the beginning of the reign of King Charles III (1759), Echávarri, being then president of the Audiencia, asked to be relieved of the duty because he was much occupied with the other duties of acting viceroy and captain general of the colony.

Francisco Mariano Nipho

During the reign of Charles III, he established himself as the founder of modern journalism and the first professional journalist.

Jacques de la Palice

La Palice was sent again to the Pyrenees, and then to the successful attempt to rescue Marseille from Duke of Bourbon's siege.

Jeanne d'Ussel

Anne of Forez (1358 - † 1417 at Cleppé), born Lady Anne d'Auvergne Clermont and d’Ussel, countess of Forez, wife to Louis II de Bourbon (v. 1336 - † 1410), Duke of Bourbon, gave birth to James or Jean I de Bourbon (1381 - † 1434), Duke of Auvergne.

John Adson

Little is known about his early life; indeed, the first certain reference to him comes in 1604, when he was in service to Charles III, Duke of Lorraine as a cornett player.

Joseph-Louis Lambot

He studied in Paris, where his uncle Baron Lambot was aide-de-camp to the Duke of Bourbon.

Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal

She died in Miranda de Ebro in 1655, her daughter Duchess Maria of Rethel and Montferrat surviving her, with two grandchildren, of whom the daughter Eleanor had in 1651 become the Holy Roman Empress and the son Charles in 1637 the reigning duke of Mantua.

Nancy-Université

The original University of Nancy was founded in 1572 in the nearby city of Pont-à-Mousson by Charles III, duke of Lorraine, and Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, and transferred to Nancy in 1768.

Nayemont-les-Fosses

The 1550s found the powerful regent Christina, Danish born widow of the former Duke of Lorraine, residing at Spitzemberg Castle.

Order of Our Lady of the Thistle

The Order of Our Lady of the Thistle was founded in January 1370 in Moulins, by Louis II "the Good", Duke of Bourbon « in the honour of God and the Immaculated Virgin», at the occasion of his mariage with Anne of Auvergne, Heiress Countess of Forez, daughter of Beraud II, Dauphin of Auvergne and Jeanne of Forez; niece of John, Count of Forez.

Order of the Annunciation

The Order of the Annunciation, not to be mistaken with Savoy and Italy's well-known Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, was founded in 1619 by Charles III, Duke of Nevers and soon flourished.

Order of the Most Holy Annunciation

Amadeus VIII's statutes were subsequently amended and reformed by Charles III, Duke of Savoy in 1518, by Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoy in 1570, and thereafter by succeeding Sovereigns.

The order, throughout its early history and following the reforms of Charles III, was awarded for supreme recognition of distinguished services.

Order of the Yellow Ribbon

The Order of the Yellow Ribbon was founded in 1600 in Nevers by the French-Italian nobleman Charles III, Duke of Nevers, nephew of the French king Henry III, and knights would be imposed very peculiar duties.

Palatinate-Lützelstein

His son Count Palatine George John I of Veldenz founded the town of Phalsbourg (Pfalzburg), which he nevertheless was forced to pledge to Duke Charles III of Lorraine shortly afterwards.

Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate

The Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate was established on a bluff overlooking the San Pedro River by an Irish-born Spanish Army Colonel, Hugo Oconór (Hugh O'Conor), in 1775, for the King of Spain Charles III.

San Carlos, Uruguay

Its name is originated from that of the King of Spain at the time, Charles III.


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