Francis, Count of Enghien (23 September 1519-23 February 1546) was a French nobleman and general during the Italian Wars.
Biography[]
Francis was the son of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendome and Francoise d'Alencon, and he was given command of the French army in Italy by Francis I of France in 1542 during the Italian Wars. Enghien took part in the successful 1543 sack of Nice and the 1544 Battle of Ceresole, and he was accidentally killed when a heavy chest fell on him at the castle of La Roche-Guyon in 1546.