Archambaud VIII of Bourbon, nicknamed ''the Great'', (1189–1242) was a ruler (''sire'') of

Bourbonnais Bourbonnais () was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponds to the modern ''département'' of Allier, along with part of the ''département'' of Cher. Its capital was Moulins. History The title of the ruler of Bourbonnais ...

in the modern region of

Auvergne Auvergne (; ; oc, label= Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Au ...

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. His parents were

Guy II of Dampierre {{Infobox noble , name = Guy II of Dampierre , title = Lord of Dampierre , image = Coat of arms of the House of Welf-Brunswick (Braunschweig).svg , caption = The arms borne , alt = ...

and

Mathilde of Bourbon Mathilde of Bourbon (french: links=no, Mahaut de Bourbon; Theodore Evergates, ''The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300'', (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 217. – 18 June 1228) was a French noblewoman who was the ruling ...

. Archambaud’s first wife was Alix de Forez. They married in 1205. Before she was repudiated, Alix bore: * Margaret *

Archambaud IX of Bourbon Archambaud IX of Bourbon (died 15 January 1249), called "''Le Jeune''" ("The Young"), was a ruler (sire) of Bourbonnais in the modern region of Auvergne, France. He was the son of Archambaud VIII of Bourbon. He married Yolande I, Countess of ...

Archambaud later married Beatrice de Montluçon, who bore him; *William (

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of Beçay) *

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, wife of

John I of Dreux John I of Dreux (1215–1249), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the son of Robert III of Dreux and Annora (Aenor) of Saint-Valéry. Life Knighted by King Louis IX of France, he accompanied the king on several campaigns, firstly in Poitou in 124 ...

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