Person:François, Duke of Beaufort (1)
François _____, Duke of Beaufort
b.16 Jan 1616
d.25 Jun 1669
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  1. Louis _____, Duke of Vendôme1612 - 1669
  2. Élisabeth de Bourbon1614 - 1664
  3. François _____, Duke of Beaufort1616 - 1669
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Name François _____, Duke of Beaufort
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Jan 1616
Death[1] 25 Jun 1669
Reference Number? Q1347324?


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François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort (16 January 1616 – 25 June 1669) was the son of César, Duke of Vendôme, and Françoise de Lorraine. He was a prominent figure in the Fronde, and later went on to fight in the Mediterranean. He is sometimes called François de Vendôme, though he was born into the House of Bourbon, Vendôme coming from his father's title of Duke of Vendôme.

In March 1665 he led a small fleet which defeated a small Algerian fleet near the Goletta, Tunisia (Action of March 1665). In 1669 he led the newly arrived French troops defending Candia against the Ottoman Turks, and was presumed to have been killed in a night sortie, on 25 June 1669. His body was brought back to France for a state funeral.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 François, Duke of Beaufort, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   1:197-198, in Anselme (de Sainte-Marie). Histoire généalogique de la maison royale de France, des pairs et grands officiers de la Couronne. (Paris: la Compagnie des Libraires, 1726-1733).
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