John I, Duke of Bourbon

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.

John I
Duke of Bourbon
Reign	1410 – 1434
Predecessor	Louis II
Successor	Charles I
Born	1381
Died	1434 (aged 52–53) London
Spouse	Marie, Duchess of Auvergne
House	Bourbon
Father	Louis II, Duke of Bourbon
Mother	Anne of Auvergne

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:

• Charles de Bourbon (1401–1456),^[3] Duke of Bourbon
• Louis of Bourbon (1403–1412, Paris), Count of Forez
• Louis de Bourbon (1405–1486), Count of Montpensier^[3]

In addition, he had two illegitimate children:

• Margaret, married to Rodrigo de Villandrando.^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• John, bishop of Puy^[3]

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. Heers 2016, Bourbon table.
4. Vale 1974, p. 74.

Sources

• Bennett, Michael (1991). Agincourt 1415: triumph against the odds. Osprey Publishing.
• Heers, Jacques (2016). Louis XI. Perrin.
• Ramsey, Ann W. (1999). Liturgy, Politics, and Salvation: The Catholic League in Paris and the Nature of Catholic Reform, 1540-1630. University of Rochester Press.
• Vale, Malcolm Graham Allan (1974). Charles the Seventh. University of California Press.

French nobility
Preceded by Louis II	Duke of Bourbon 1410–1434	Succeeded by Charles I
Preceded by Louis II	Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 1400–1424
Preceded by Louis II Anne of Auvergne	Count of Forez 1410–1434
Preceded by John	Duke of Auvergne 1416–1434 with Marie
Preceded by John	Count of Montpensier 1416–1434 with Marie	Succeeded by Louis I
Preceded by Jourdain VI	Count of L'Isle-Jourdain 1405–1421	Succeeded by John IV