The counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis first appeared in the early 11th century. Their principal town was
Clermont, now in the
Oise department but then within the ancient county of
Beauvaisis in the province of
ĂŽle-de-France. Following the death of the childless
Theobald VI of Blois
Theobald VI of Blois (French: ''Thibaut'') (died 1218) was count of Blois and Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1205 to 1218.
He was son of Louis I of Blois and Catherine of Clermont.
Theobald married twice: with Maud of Alençon and with Clemence of R ...
,
Philip II of France bought the county from his heirs in 1218 and added it to the French crown. It was first granted as an
appanage in 1218 to
Philip Hurepel; with the extinction of his line, it was granted in 1268 to 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 ...
, and was confiscated with the
Duchy of Bourbon in 1527.
First counts
* Baldwin I of Clermont (?–1023)
* Baldwin II of Clermont (1023–1042), son of Baldwin I.
House of Clermont
* Renaud I of Clermont (1042–1088), son-in-law of Baldwin II
*
Hugh of Clermont (1088–1101), son of Renaud I
*
Renaud II of Clermont (1101–1161), son of Hugh I
*
Raoul I of Clermont Raoul I the Red of Clermont (before 1140 — killed 15 October 1191) was a French nobleman, and Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1161 until his death. He was the eldest son of Renaud II, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, and his second wife (Clem ...
(1162–1191), son of Renaud II and
Constable of France
The Constable of France (french: Connétable de France, from Latin for 'count of the stables') was lieutenant to the King of France, the first of the original five Great Officers of the Crown (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and chanc ...
House of Blois
*
Louis I of Blois (1191–1205), son-in-law of Raoul
*
Theobald VI of Blois
Theobald VI of Blois (French: ''Thibaut'') (died 1218) was count of Blois and Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1205 to 1218.
He was son of Louis I of Blois and Catherine of Clermont.
Theobald married twice: with Maud of Alençon and with Clemence of R ...
(1205–1218), son of Louis. He sold Clermont to
Philip II of France in 1218.
Capetians (1218)
*
Philip Hurepel (1218–1234), son of
Philip II of France
*Alberic (1234–?), son of Philip, resigned the title to his sister
*Jeanne, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis (?–1252), daughter of Philip. On her death without heirs, the title reverted to the crown.
House of Bourbon (1268)
*
Robert, Count of Clermont (1268–1317)
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Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1317–1327, 1331–1342), son of Robert. Louis exchanged Clermont for
La Marche in 1327, but it was returned to him in 1331.
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Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (1342–1356)
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Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1356–1410)
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John I, Duke of Bourbon (1410–1434)
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Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles de Bourbon (1401 – 4 December 1456) was the oldest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.
Biography
Charles was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1434 to his death, a ...
(1434–1456)
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John II, Duke of Bourbon (1456–1488)
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Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1488)
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Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1488–1503)
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Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1503–1521)
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Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1521–1527). After his death, his fiefs were confiscated by the crown.
House of Valois
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Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans
Charles II of Orléans (22 January 1522 – 9 September 1545) was the third son of Francis I and Claude of France.
Duke of Orléans
From his birth until the death of his oldest brother Francis, Dauphin of France (Francis I's eldest son), in 1 ...
(1540–1545)
Later Capetians
*
Henri, Comte de Paris, Duc de France (1957–1984, c. 1987–1999)
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François Henri Louis Marie, Comte de Clermont
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King o ...
(1999–2017)
References
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