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House of Bourbon

Every case in the archive that involves the House of Bourbon, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

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Cases
4
Years
1700 to 1897
Countries
France, Netherlands, Spain
Subjects
Royalty, Secret heirs, Great houses
In power
1279 to 1911
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
128
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Karl Wilhelm Naundorff: Naundorff11845 · Delft, NetherlandsKarl Wilhelm Naundorff sued the Bourbons as the lost son of Louis XVI, and DNA from the boy's heart ended the claim in 2000Charles X and the Duchess of Angoulême, sister of Louis XVII, were sued in 1836 by Naundorff, who claimed to be Louis XVI's son.Louis-Charles, son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, died in the Temple prison in Paris on 8 June 1795, aged 10. At the autopsy the physician Philippe-Jean Pelletan took his heart.Wikipedia (English) and 2 moreLouis XVII: Louis XVII title QS:P1476,en:"Louis XVII "label QS:Len,"Louis XVII "1795 · Temple prison, Paris, FranceA doctor stole the heart of the boy king Louis XVII, and DNA in 2000 ended 200 years of impostorsLouis-Charles (Louis XVII), son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, died in prison in 1795; DNA from his heart in 2000 ended impostors' claims.Louis-Charles, son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, became Louis XVII to royalists when his father was executed in 1793. He was held alone in the Temple prison and died there on 8 June 1795, aged ten, of tuberculosis.Journal article (DOI) and 1 moreLouis Henri, Prince of Condé: French: Portrait en pied du duc de Bourbon, en tenue de lieutenant général title QS:P1476,fr:"Portrait en pied du duc de1897 · Chantilly, Oise, FranceThe last Prince of Condé was found hanged after willing Chantilly to an 8-year-old prince, who later gave it to the Institut de France while in exileLouis Henri de Bourbon, last Prince of Condé, willed Chantilly to his godson the Duc d'Aumale and was found hanged in 1830.Louis Henri de Bourbon, the last Prince of Condé, owned Chantilly, north of Paris. His English mistress, Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères, persuaded him to sign a will in 1829.Wikipedia (English) and 5 moreCharles II of Spain: Spanish: Carlos II de España Charles II of Spaintitle QS:P1476,es:"Carlos II de España "label QS:Les,"Carlos II de Españ1700 · Madrid, SpainSpain's childless Charles II left his whole empire to a French prince in his will, and Europe went to war for 13 yearsPhilip, Duke of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV, inherited Spain under Charles II's will and reigned as Philip V, first of Spain's Bourbon kings.Charles II of Spain, the last Spanish Habsburg, had serious inherited disabilities and no children. His empire included Spain, much of Italy, the Spanish Netherlands and the Americas.Wikipedia (English) and 1 more

Fugger loans to a king who refused his father's inheritance

One fortune, step by step. Every fortune followed through time

1367Fugger family in Augsburg
1516Fuggerei housing founded; rent still about €0.88 a year
28 Jun 1519Charles V elected with 850,000 florins in loans, 543,000 from the Fugger
1700Charles II of Spain dies; his will names the Bourbon Philip of Anjou
1701–1714War of the Spanish Succession
1713Pragmatic Sanction lets a daughter inherit Austria
1740–1748Maria Theresa inherits; War of the Austrian Succession
1919Austria exiles the Habsburgs and seizes their property
15 Mar 2020Felipe VI renounces his father's inheritance after reports on a foundation abroad
2026Karl von Habsburg heads the family; Fürst Fugger Privatbank still trades

Members who held power

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Louis I, Duke of Bourbon1279aristocratFrance
Peter I1311military personnelFrance
Beatrice of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia1320monarchKingdom of Bohemia
James I, Count of La Marche1321military personnelFrance
Louis II1337military personnelKingdom of France
Joanna of Bourbon1338aristocratFrance
Blanche of Bourbon1339aristocrat
John I, Count of La Marche1344military personnel
James II, Count of La Marche1370condottieroFrance
Louis, Count of Vendôme1376military personnel
John I, Duke of Bourbon1381military personnelFrance
Charlotte de Bourbon1388consortFrance
Charles I of Bourbon1401military personnelFrance
Louis I, Count of Montpensier1406aristocrat
Eleanor of Bourbon-La Marche1407feudatory
John II, Duke of Bourbon1426military leader; military personnelFrance
Marie de Bourbon1428crown prince
John VIII, Count of Vendôme1428monarchFrance
Charles II, Duke of Bourbon1434Catholic priest; archbishopFrance
Marguerite de Bourbon1438aristocratFrance
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon1438regentFrance
Catharine of Bourbon1440aristocrat
Louis de Bourbon-Roussillon1450aristocratFrance
Gabrielle de Bourbon1460author; aristocratKingdom of France

Families in the same cases

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