John (French: ''Jean''; 1283 — 1322) was a

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, Lord (''seigneur'') of Charolais and Saint-Just, who fought in

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. He is also known as John of Clermont (''Jean de Clermont'').

Life

Lord John was born in 1283 as a son of

Robert, Count of Clermont Robert of Clermont (1256 – 7 February 1317) was a French '' prince du sang'' who was created Count of Clermont in 1268. He was the sixth and last son of King Louis IX (Saint Louis) and Margaret of Provence.''Bourbon'', John Bell Henneman Jr. ...

and his wife,

Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon Beatrice of Burgundy (1257 – October 1, 1310) was a ruling Lady of Bourbon in 1288-1310 and, through her mother, heiress of all Bourbon estates. She was the daughter of John of Burgundy (son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy) and Agnes of Dam ...

. In 1309c., John married Joanna of Dargies and Catheux (daughter of Renaud II of Dargies and Catheux and his spouse, Agnes). John and his wife had; *

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, who succeeded her father *Joanna, wife to

John I, Count of Auvergne John I (died on 24 March 1386) was a member of the House of Auvergne who reigned as Count of Auvergne and Count of Boulogne from 1361 until his death. He was the eldest son of Robert VII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne, by his second wife, Marie ...

Burial

John was buried in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, but his bones were later transferred to Paris.

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*{{cite book , title=Constantinople and the Latins: the foreign policy of Andronicus II, 1282-1328 , first=Angeliki E. , last=Laiou , publisher=Harvard University Press , year=1972 1283 births 1322 deaths History of Burgundy French Roman Catholics House of Bourbon (France)