William XII of Auvergne

William XII of Auvergne (1300–1332) was Count of Auvergne and Count of Boulogne between 1325 and 1332. He was the eldest son of Robert VII of Auvergne and Blanche of Bourbon, daughter of Robert, Count of Clermont.^[1]

William XII
Seal of William XII's wife, Marguerite dÉvreux
Count of Auvergne and Boulogne
Reign	1325-1332
Predecessor	Robert VII of Auvergne
Successor	Joan I, Countess of Auvergne
Born	c. 1304
Died	1332
Noble family	House of Auvergne
Spouse(s)	Margaret of Évreux
Issue	Joan I, Countess of Auvergne
Father	Robert VII of Auvergne
Mother	Blanche of Bourbon

William married Margaret of Évreux (1307–1351), daughter of Louis, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois.^[2] William died in 1332.^[1]

William and Margaret had:

• Joan,^[2] his successor and Queen consort of France by her marriage to King John II.^[3]

References

1. La Popelinière 2011, p. 150.
2. de Venette 1953, p. 313.
3. Le Bel 2011, p. 209.

French nobility
Preceded by Robert III and VII	Count of Auvergne and Boulogne 1325–1332	Succeeded by Joan I

Sources

• Le Bel, Jean (2011). The True Chronicles of Jean Le Bel, 1290-1360. Translated by Bryant, Nigel. Boydell & Brewer.
• La Popelinière, Lancelot-Voisin (2011). Turrel, Denise; Turias, Odette; Rambeaud, Pascal; Souriac, Pierre-Jean (eds.). L'histoire de France (in French). Vol. 1. Librairie Droz S.A.
• de Venette, Jean (1953). Newhall, Richard A. (ed.). The Chronicle of Jean de Venette. Translated by Birdsall, Jean. Columbia University Press.