Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme (born 1425)

John VIII, Count of Vendôme

French noble (1425–1477)

John VIII de Bourbon was Count of Vendôme from 1446 until his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he was the son and successor of Louis, Count of Vendôme. As a courtier of King Charles VII of France, he fought the English in Normandy and Guyenne. He attached himself to King…