Noble family House of Bourbon Mother Anne of Auvergne | Name John Duke | |
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Father Louis II, Duke of Bourbon Died 1434, London, United Kingdom Spouse Marie, Duchess of Auvergne (m. 1401) Children Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Louis I, Count of Montpensier, Jean de Bourbon Parents Anne of Auvergne, Louis II, Duke of Bourbon Grandchildren Margaret of Bourbon, Charles II, Duke of Bourbon Similar People Isabella of Bourbon, Robert - Count of Clermont, Gilbert - Count of Montpensier, John - Duke of Berry | ||
Jean de Bourbon (1381–1434) was Duke of Bourbon, from 1410 to his death and Duke of Auvergne since 1416. He was the eldest son of Louis II and Anne of Auvergne. Through his mother, John inherited the County of Forez.
During the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War he took sides against the Burgundians. John was captured at the Battle of Agincourt and died a prisoner in London, in spite of the payment of several ransoms, and promises to support the king of England as king of France.
In 1400 in Paris, he married Marie, Duchess of Auvergne, daughter of John, Duke of Berry, who inherited the Auvergne title from her father. They had three sons:
- Charles de Bourbon (1401–1456), Duke of Bourbon
- Louis of Bourbon (1403–1412, Paris), Count of Forez
- Louis de Bourbon (1405–1486), Count of Montpensier
In addition, he had an illegitimate daughter:
- Margaret, married to Rodrigo de Villandrando.
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