François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort (d. 1669) was born on January 16, 1616.

January 16, 1616

François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort (d. 1669) was born on January 16, 1616.

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 Bourbon, Vendôme coming from his father's title of Duke of Vendôme.