Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (born 1490)

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

French general and nobleman (1490–1527)

Charles III de Bourbon comte de Montpensier then duc de Bourbon was a French military commander, governor, prince of the royal blood and rebel during the early Italian Wars. The son of Gilbert de Bourbon and Clara Gonzaga, he was born into a junior branch of the royal house of…