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unusual facts about Charlotte de Bourbon-La Marche



Catherine of Vendôme

Charlotte (1388 – 15 January 1422), married in 1411 at Nicosia King Janus of Cyprus

Charlotte de Bourbon, Queen of Cyprus

By his Greek mistress Marietta de Patras, he had an illegitimate son Jacques, who later reigned as King James II of Cyprus.

Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau

Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau (Delft, 31 March 1576 – Königsberg, 15 March 1644) was the eldest daughter of William of Nassau, Prince of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte de Bourbon-Montpensier.

Ebalus, Duke of Aquitaine

Moreover, the territory of La Marche, which was under the control of the lord of Charroux, vassal of Ebles, was transformed into an independent county.

Jean Taffin

From 1573 he returned to the Netherlands where he became court chaplain of the stadholder William the Silent, and presided over his marriage on 15 July, 1575 to Charlotte de Bourbon, in the Grote Kerk, Den Briel.

March for Equality and Against Racism

On November 27, 2013, the movie La Marche, inspired from the march for equality and against racism will be released in cinemas.


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