How to Pronounce François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort
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Jan 16, 1616 Château de Coucy, Hauts de France, France Died on 25 Jun 1669 (aged 53)
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About François De Vendôme Duc De Beaufort
- François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort (16 January 1616 – 15 June 1669) was the son of César de 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 be killed in a night sortie, on 25 June 1669.
- His body was brought back to France for a state funeral.
