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Charles III, a prince of the blood of France, was born in 1337. A scion of the Capetian House of Valois, he was the eldest of the five children of Count Charles II of Alençon and María de la Cerda. His father was the brother of King Philip VI. Countess María, originally a Spanish princess, raised her children in great piety.
Charles IV of Alençon (2 September 1489 in Alençon – 11 April 1525 in Lyon) was the son of René of Alençon and Margaret of Vaudémont. [1] He succeeded his father in 1492 as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, and was also Count of Armagnac, Fézensac, Viscount of Rodez, Count of Fezensaguet, l'Isle-Jourdain, and Perdiac.
Charles II of Alençon, called the Magnanimous (1297 – 26 August 1346) was Count of Alençon and Count of Perche (1325–1346), as well as Count of Chartres and Count of Joigny (1335–1336) as husband of Jeanne of Joigny.
Apr 26, 2022 · Marguerite of Valois (1295–1342). Married Guy I of Blois-Châtillon, Count of Blois, and had issue. Charles II, Count of Alençon (1297 – August 26, 1346 at the Battle of Crécy). Married first Jeanne de Joigny and second Marie de la Cerda and had issue from the second marriage. Catherine of Valois (b. 1299, died young).
Peter I, Count of Alençon. Peter I of Alençon (c. 1251 – 6 April 1284) was the son of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence . He became Count of Alençon in 1269 and in 1284, Count of Blois and Chartres, and Seigneur de Guise in 1272 and 1284. He was also Count of Perche.
Philip of Alençon (French: Philippe; 1339–16 November 1397) was a French cardinal who was a member of the Valois dynasty. He was the second son of Count Charles II of Alençon (grandson of King Philip the Bold and younger brother of King Philip VI of France ), who was killed in the Battle of Crécy , and of Maria de La Cerda y de Lara (great ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Peter II of Alençon, called the Noble (1340 – September 20, 1404, Argentan), was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. He was Count of Alençon 1361–1404 and Count of Perche 1377–1404. Knighted in 1350, he was one of the hostages exchanged for King John after the Battle of Poitiers, and did not return to France until 1370.
