Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme

Who was Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme?

Marie of Luxembourg was a French princess, the elder daughter and principal heiress of Pierre II de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, by Margaret, a daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy. She belonged to the French, cadet branch of a dynasty which had reigned as Dukes of Luxembourg and whose senior line provided several Holy Roman Emperors before becoming extinct in 1437.

Her paternal grandparents were Louis of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, and Conversano, Constable of France, and Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons. Her maternal grandparents were Louis, Duke of Savoy and Anne de Lusignan of Cyprus.