John I
Duke of Bourbon
Reign1410 – 1434
PredecessorLouis II
SuccessorCharles I
Born1381
Died1434 (aged 52–53)
London
SpouseMarie, Duchess of Auvergne
HouseBourbon
FatherLouis II, Duke of Bourbon
MotherAnne of Auvergne

John of 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.[1] 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.[2]

In 1400 in Paris, he married Marie, Duchess of Auvergne,[3] daughter of John, Duke of Berry, who inherited the Auvergne title from her father. They had three sons:

In addition, he had two illegitimate children:

Notes

  1. ^ Vale states Villandrando was married to a bastard daughter of the Duke of Bourbon[4]

References

  1. ^ Ramsey 1999, p. 234.
  2. ^ Bennett 1991, p. 36.
  3. ^ a b c d Heers 2016, Bourbon table.
  4. ^ Vale 1974, p. 74.

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French nobility Preceded byLouis II Duke of Bourbon 1410–1434 Succeeded byCharles I Preceded byLouis II Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 1400–1424 Preceded byLouis IIAnne of Auvergne Count of Forez 1410–1434 Preceded byJohn Duke of Auvergne 1416–1434with Marie Preceded byJohn Count of Montpensier 1416–1434with Marie Succeeded byLouis I Preceded byJourdain VI Count of L'Isle-Jourdain 1405–1421 Succeeded byJohn IV
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