Bourbon-Vendôme refers to two branches of the House of Bourbon, the first of which became the senior legitimate line of the House of Bourbon in 1527. The first house of Bourbon-Vendôme was descended from Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme (1376–1446), a cadet of the house of Bourbon-La Marche. Though a younger son, Louis was fortunate enough to receive Vendôme through his mother. In 1514, the county of Vendôme was raised to a duchy-peerage in favour of Charles de Bourbon. By 1527, Charles had outlived the dukes of Alençon and Bourbon, and he became First Prince of the Blood. Charles' son Antoine became King of Navarre in 1555, by marriage. Antoine's son Henry outlived the House of Valois in 1589, and he succeeded to the French throne as the first of the Bourbon kings of France. At that poi