Bourbon
French royal house

For generations it occupied the thrones of France and Naples, and until 1931 that of Spain. Adh�mar, sire of Bourbon in the 10th century, traced his descent from Charles Martel. In 1272 the Bourbon heiress married the sixth son of Louis IX of France. The family divided, the elder branch ended with the Constable de Bourbon (Charles Bourbon) in 1527. His son, Antoine (1518-62), obtained by marriage the throne of Navarre, and Antoine's son was Henri of Navarre (Henri IV), who became heir to the Crown of France in 1589 (see Louis XIII-XVIII, Charles X and the Comte de Chambord). The Orl�ans branch descends from a younger son of Louis XIII (Philippe, 1640-1701). From Louis XIV descend also the branches that formerly held the thrones of Spain, Parma and Naples. A younger brother of Antoine de Bourbon (Henri IV's father) founded the houses of Cond� and Conti. The sons and grandsons of Louis Philippe held titles derived from Paris, Chartres, Nemours, Eu, Joinville, Aumale and Montpensier.