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CĂŠsar, duc de VendĂ´me, engraving by Jacques Honervogt, 17th century
CĂŠsar, duc de VendĂ´me, engraving by Jacques Honervogt, 17th century

CĂŠsar, duke de VendĂ´me

French leader
Also known as: CĂŠsar, duc de VendĂ´me
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César, duke de Vendôme (born 1594, Coucy, France—died Oct. 22, 1665, Paris) was a leader in several aristocratic revolts during the reign of King Louis XIII of France (ruled 1610–43). The elder son of King Henry IV by his mistress, Gabrielle d’Estrées, Vendôme was legitimized in 1595 and created Duke de Vendôme in 1598. In 1609 he married Françoise, daughter of Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke de Mercoeur, to whose governorship he succeeded at that time....

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