Suzanne of Bourbon (1491–1521)

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Suzanne of Bourbon (1491–1521)

Duchess of Bourbon. Name variations: Susanne of Bourbon, Susanne de Bourbonne. Reigned as duchess of Bourbon or Bourbonnais from 1503 to 1521; born May 10, 1491; died April 28, 1521; dau. of Anne of Beaujeu (c. 1460–1522) and Pierre II de Bourbon, lord of Beaujeu; m. Charles II, count of Montpensier and later duke of Bourbon (constable of France), on May 10, 1505; children: 3 sons who died young.

A painting of Suzanne of Bourbon is in the Robert Lehman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

See also Women in World History.