Henry VI of England as King of France Dukes of Vendôme House of Bourbon Charles IV (1514–1537), previously Count of Vendôme Antoine I (1537–1562), son of, King of Navarre from 1555 Henry I (1562–1607), son of, King of France from 1589; the duchy became part of the royal domain after the Edict of 1607 House of Bourbon-Vendôme César (1598–1665), illegitimate son of Henry IV of France by Gabrielle d'Estrées, born in 1594 and legitimized in 1596 (founder of the second house of Bourbon-Vendôme) Louis (1612–1669), son of Louis Joseph I (1669–1712), son of Philip (1712–1727), brother of, Grand Prior of the Order of Malta in France The Vendôme name was annexed into the royal domain by Louis XIV of France in 1712, on the pretext that Philip's membership in the Order of Malta as grand prior of France prevented him from holding it, but he retained the title. Courtesy title The title was revived by Orléanist claimants to the throne of France as a courtesy title. However, it is invalid in French law. Emmanuel (I) (1872–1931) John (IX) (born 1965), became Count of Paris in 2019 after the death of his father Henri, Count of Paris Vendome Duchesses of Vendôme