François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort (born 1616)

François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort

Duke of Beaufort

François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort 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…