| King Antoine ♔ | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Title: | King of Navarre Duke of Vendôme |
| Born: | 22 April 1518 |
| Age: | 43 |
| Height: | 6'1 |
| Gender: | Male
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| Status: | Alive |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Originally From: | Picardy, France |
| Affiliations: | House of Bourbon |
| Relationship Information | |
| Wife: | Queen Jeanne |
| Children: | Henry de Bourbon (Son) Catherine de Bourbon (Daughter) |
| Family: | Louis Condé (Brother) Unnamed Sister Marcus Bourbon † (Brother) Emile Condé † (Nephew) King Francis † (Cousin) |
| Interests: | Lady Kenna |
| Character Information | |
| First Appearance: | Mercy |
| Portrayed By: | Ben Aldridge |
| GALLERY | |
- "That was the work of fanatics. All passion. No originatation."
- —King Antoine of Navarre
Antoine de Bourbon is the older brother of Louis Condé and King of Navarre. He had an emotional affair with Lady Kenna, while his wife was heavily pregnant with his daughter.
Season 2
- Blood for Blood (Mentioned)
Louis Condé mentioned his brother was the King of Navarre and had recently become a Protestant, possibly another reason for their nephew's death, Emile Condé at the hands of Catholic thugs.
- Acts of War (Mentioned)
Louis Condé once again mentioned his brother while talking with Sebastian and King Francis.
Louis Condé mentioned he was on his way to visit his brother, but turned back after hearing news of the attack.
Antoine de Bourbon was in his little brothers room, awaiting his return. When he did, they greeted each other distantly. Louis asked if he had been behind the attacks earlier, and Antoine assured him he was not. He then requested to know why his letters had become fewer in more in-between. Asking him if he was in love with the Queen.
Season 3
Notes
- Emile Condé's mother's name in never mentioned, Mary of Bourbon in the most logical choice. She had 9 brothers, and sisters 3 sisters, all three of whom died young. [1]
- Despite his brother already mentioning him as a Protestant, Antoine appears very catholic.
- His wife, Queen Jeanne is dying of a tumour, and doesn't wish to see him. [2]
- Ordered the assasination of the Duke of Guise. [2]
- Responsible for the poisoning King Henry.[3] [4]
- Asked Kenna to marry him. [5] [6]
- Queen Catherine tried to wipeout his entire family line, to ensure the reign of her sons. [7]
- Louis Condé's fate was revealed. He was taken as prisoner in the mountains, and his brother is expected to pay his ransom. [8]
- Agreed to convert to Catholicism, and renounce his claim to the French Thrown to save his brother. [8]
Historical Notes
- His niece was a prospective bride for king James V of Scotland in 1536 when she was 20.
- His parents had 13 children, with only 9 surviving, including himself, and Louis Condé, and 4 daughters, none of whom had any children.
- King Antoine appeared not to have a real religious conviction and officially changed religions several times.
- His reconversion to Catholicism separated him from his wife and threatened to repudiate her.
- One of his brother's supporters actually, did killed the Duke of Guise
- King Antoine was the father of the future King Henry IV of France, who ascended to the throne after the extinction of the House of Valois.
- His wife, Queen Jeanne met Catherine de' Medici in France, where they arranged the marriage between their son, Prince Henry and Catherine's and the deceased King Henry II's daughter, Princess Margaret.
Appearances
| Season Two | ||||||||||
| The Plague | Drawn and Quartered | Coronation | The Lamb and the Slaughter | Blood for Blood | Three Queens | The Prince of the Blood | Terror of the Faithful | Acts of War | Mercy | Getaway |
| Banished | Sins of the Past | The End of Mourning | Forbidden | Tasting Revenge | Tempting Fate | Reversal of Fortune | Abandoned | Fugitive | The Siege | Burn |
| Season Three | ||||||||||
| Three Queens, Two Tigers | Betrothed | Extreme Measures | The Price | In a Clearing | Fight or Flight | The Hound and the Hare | Our Undoing | Wedlock | ||
| Bruises That Lie | Succession | No Way Out | Strange Bedfellows | To The Death | Safe Passage | Clans | Intruders | Spiders in a Jar | ||
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| Charles, Duke of Vendôme † |
| Françoise d'Alençon † |
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| King Antoine of Navarre |
| Queen Jeanne of Navarre |
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| Emile Condé † |
| Henry de Bourbon |
| Catherine de Bourbon |
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Related Pages
Pages relating to King Antoine are the following:
• King Antoine
• History's King Antoine
• King Antoine and Lady Kenna
• House of Bourbon • Antoine and Louis
• Ben Aldridge