1st Duc d'Alençon, was killed at Agincourt, 1415, after having with his own hand slain the Duke of York. His son, Jean, 2nd Duc d'Alençon (who features...

Catherine d'Alençon (bef.1396 – 22 June 1462 in Paris) was the Duchess consort of Bavaria as the second spouse of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria. She was...

Pierre d'Alençon (1374 – 1375) Jean d'Alençon (1375 – 1376) Marie d'Alençon (1377 – 1377) Jeanne d'Alençon (1378 – 6 August 1403) Catherine of Alençon...

Françoise d'Alençon (1490 – 14 September 1550) was the eldest daughter of René of Alençon and Margaret of Lorraine, and the younger sister and despoiled...

Alençon, called The Noble (1340 – 20 September 1404; French: Pierre II d'Alençon, or Pierre de Valois), was Count of Alençon from 1361 and Count of Perche...

married firstly Anne de Bourbon, by whom he had issue, and secondly, Catherine d'Alençon. He had several illegitimate children by various mistresses. Isabeau...

Henri and his mother Catherine actively participated in the sessions of the notables. Catherine departed to meet with the duc d'Alençon at Château-Thierry...

Gonzaga. On retiring from public life Anne d'Alençon entered the convent of Dominican Sisters of Catherine of Siena which adjoined her palazzo in Casale...

During the reign of Charles IX he moved to be a patron of the queen mother Catherine. He led two further diplomatic missions, first to España and then Portugal...

Catherine Noël Grand (née Worlée; 21 November 1762– 10 December 1834) was a French courtesan and noblewoman. She was the daughter of a colonial officer...

Catherine of Cleves (or of Nevers), Countess of Eu (1548 – 11 May 1633) was the wife of Henry I, Duke of Guise and the matriarch of the powerful and influential...

John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of...

1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, and his pitted face...

and youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. He represented the Duc d’Alençon during marriage negotiations with Queen Elizabeth...

Catherine-Rosalie Gerard Duthé (1748–1830), alternately Duthe or Du The, was a celebrated French courtesan. A companion of French kings and European nobility...

the famous La Grande Mademoiselle. He was also a double descendant of Catherine de' Medici and her husband Henry II. Upon the premature death of his father...

and establishment of a new government led by the young Charles' mother Catherine, Limoges became a client of hers. He was tasked with explaining her religious...

Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1489–1537), and his wife, Françoise d'Alençon (died 1550). He was the older brother of Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569)...

Duke of Berry (all of whom died in infancy), were given the surname "d'Alençon". He was Duke of Berry only in name, so the surname of his children was...

21 June 1621, Saintes) was the third son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine of Cleves. His ecclesiastical post was entirely a sinecure; he was never...

Eleanor educated and guided Anne Catherine in the cultivation of devotion to Mary. Throughout childhood Anne Catherine displayed a consistent sense of...

captured at the Battle of Pavia. On 18 May 1513, Charles married Françoise d'Alençon, eldest daughter of René, Duke of Alençon and Margaret of Lorraine. They...

his portraits is that of François, duc d'Alençon in the Jones collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Catherine de Medici described the efforts of Maistre...

Duplessis Rosalie Duthé Marthe de Florian Eugénie Fougère Marguerite Gourdan Catherine Grand Marie-Madeleine Guimard Valtesse de La Bigne Anne Françoise Elisabeth...

son of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme. His mother was Françoise d'Alençon, the eldest daughter of René, Duke of Alençon, and Margaret of Lorraine...

Mary Grey died without issue, and their sister, her other cousin, Lady Catherine Grey, died without the legitimacy of her two sons ever being proven (this...

Marle (1555–1557) Madeleine (1556) Catherine, Duchess of Lorraine Illegitimate children César, Duke of Vendôme Catherine Henriette, Duchess of Elbeuf Alexandre...

Marle (1555–1557) Madeleine (1556) Catherine, Duchess of Lorraine Illegitimate children César, Duke of Vendôme Catherine Henriette, Duchess of Elbeuf Alexandre...

hold until Henri III ceded the territory in 1574. In 1565 his patron, Catherine de' Medici secured for him a marriage with the key heiress Henriette de...

as Boy Capel Rutger Hauer as Étienne Balsan Karen Black as Émilienne d'Alençon Brigitte Fossey as Adrienne Leila Fréchet as Young Coco Chanel Philippe...