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Louise de Bourbon

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Louise de Bourbon Famous memorial

Birth
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21 Sep 1575 (aged 80)
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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Add to Map
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Abbess of Fontevraud. She was born at the Château de La Fère as the daughter of François I. de Bourbon, Count de Vendôme and Marguerite de Luxembourg-St-Pol. In 1511 she became Abbess d’Origny. In 1533 she became Abbess at the Abbey of Sainte-Croix de Poitiers that had been founded by Saint Radegonde. A year later she became Abbess of Fontevraud and died there.
Abbess of Fontevraud. She was born at the Château de La Fère as the daughter of François I. de Bourbon, Count de Vendôme and Marguerite de Luxembourg-St-Pol. In 1511 she became Abbess d’Origny. In 1533 she became Abbess at the Abbey of Sainte-Croix de Poitiers that had been founded by Saint Radegonde. A year later she became Abbess of Fontevraud and died there.

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  • Originally Created by: Lutetia
  • Added: Sep 25, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9517155/louise-de_bourbon: accessed ), memorial page for Louise de Bourbon (1 May 1495–21 Sep 1575), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9517155, citing Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.