Anne de Bourbon (1380 – September 1408) was a daughter of

John I, Count of La Marche John of Bourbon (John I/VII, Count of La Marche and of Vendôme), (1344 – 11 June 1393, Vendôme) was French '' prince du sang'' as the second son of James I, Count of La Marche and Jeanne of Châtillon. Life John was captured as a young ma ...

and his wife

Catherine of Vendôme Catherine de Vendôme (1354 – 1 April 1412) was a ruling countess of Vendôme and of Castres from 1372 until 1403. Life She was the daughter of John VI of Vendôme and Jeanne of Ponthieu. She married John I, Count of La Marche, in 1364. In 13 ...

. She was a member of the

House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanis ...

Family

Anne was one of the seven children of

and

Catherine de Vendôme Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

. Included among her siblings were

James II, Count of La Marche James II of Bourbon-La Marche (1370 – 1438 in Besançon) was count of La Marche. He was captured at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396, later being ransomed. In 1403, James led an attack on English soil and burned Plymouth. He married Joanna o ...

Louis, Count of Vendôme Louis de Bourbon (Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 – December 21, 1446), younger son of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme, was a French '' prince du sang'', as well as Count of Vendôme from 1393, and Count of Castres from 14 ...

, and

Queen Charlotte of Cyprus Charlotte (28 June 1444 – 16 July 1487) was the Queen of Cyprus from 1458 until 1464. She was the eldest and only surviving daughter of King John II of Cyprus and Helena Palaiologina. At the age of 14, she succeeded to the Cypriot throne upon ...

. Through her sister, Anne was the aunt of

John II of Cyprus John II or III of Cyprus (16 May 1418 – 28 July 1458) was the King of Cyprus and Armenian Cilicia, Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458. He was previously a titular Prince of Antioch. History Born 16 May 1418 in Nicos ...

and Anne, Duchess of Savoy. She also had an illegitimate half-brother by her father's relationship with a mistress. Anne's paternal grandparents were

James I, Count of La Marche James I of Bourbon (1319 – 6 April 1362), was a French '' prince du sang'', and the son of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon and Mary of Avesnes. He was Count of Ponthieu from 1351 to 1360, and Count of La Marche from 1341 to his death. Hundred Y ...

and Jeanne de Châtillon. Her maternal grandparents were Jean VI, Count of Vendôme and

Jeanne of Ponthieu Jeanne de Ponthieu, dame d'Épernon, Countess of Vendôme and of Castres, (''Jeanne de Ponthieu, dame d'Épernon, comtesse de Vendôme et de Castres'', before 1336 – 30 May 1376) better known in English as Joan of Ponthieu, was a French vass ...

First marriage

In 1390, Anne became the second wife of

John de Valois, Count of Montpensier John of Berry (1375/1376–1397), count of Montpensier (1386–1401), was a French nobleman. He was the son of John, Duke of Berry and Joanna of Armagnac. He had no children and predeceased his father. He married twice: #in 1386 at Saint-Ouen to ...

, a grandson of

John II of France John II (french: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: ''Jean le Bon''), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364. When he came to power, France faced several disasters: the Black Death, which kill ...

. His first wife

Catherine of Valois Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of Charles VI of France, she was married to Henry V of England and gave birth to his heir Henry VI of Englan ...

had died at the age of 10, so John was in need of an heir. Like his first marriage however, Anne and John produced no surviving children. He died in 1397, freeing Anne for a second marriage.

Second marriage

On October 1, 1402, in Paris, Anne remarried to Louis of Bavaria, the brother of Queen Isabeau of France. He succeeded his father as Duke of Bavaria in 1413, after Anne's death. They had one surviving son: *

Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VIII of Bavaria (German: ''Ludwig VIII der Höckrige'', Louis the Hunchback) (1 September 1403 – 7 April 1445) was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris, a son of Louis VII and his first wife Anne d ...

(1 September 1403 – 7 April 1445) Anne died in September, 1408 and was buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. Louis would remarry to

Catherine of Alençon Catherine d'Alençon (bef.1396 – 22 June 1462 in Paris) was the Duchess consort of Bavaria as the second spouse of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria. She was a younger daughter of Peter II of Alençon and his wife Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of Be ...

in 1413.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourbon, Anne de 1380 births 1408 deaths House of Bourbon-La Marche House of Valois House of Wittelsbach Countesses of Montpensier 14th-century French people 14th-century French women 15th-century French nobility 15th-century French women 15th-century French people