Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

Charles of Montpensier
Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, Count of La Marche, Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, l'Isle-Jourdain and Forez, Lord of Beaujeu
Governor of Milan
In office 6 July 1526 – 21 May 1527
Monarch	Francesco II Sforza
Personal details
Born	17 February 1490 Montpensier, Kingdom of France
Died	6 May 1527(1527-05-06) (aged 37) Rome, Papal States
Spouse	Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon ​ ​ (m. 1505; died 1521)​
Parents	Gilbert, Count of Montpensier (father) Clara Gonzaga (mother)

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military leader, the count of Montpensier, Clermont and Auvergne, and dauphin of Auvergne from 1501 to 1523, then duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, Forez and La Marche, and lord of Beaujeu from 1505 to 1521. He was also the constable of France from 1515 to 1521. Also known as the Constable of Bourbon, he was the last of the great feudal lords to oppose the king of France. He commanded the troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in what became known as the Sack of Rome in 1527, where he was killed.