The counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis first appeared in the early 11th century. Their principal town was Clermont, now in the

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,41 ...

department but then within the ancient county of

Beauvaisis Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most populo ...

in the province of

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

. Following the death of the childless Theobald VI of Blois,

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French m ...

bought the county from his heirs in 1218 and added it to the French crown. It was first granted as an

appanage An appanage, or apanage (; french: apanage ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture. It was common in much o ...

in 1218 to

Philip Hurepel Philip I of Boulogne (Philip Hurepel) (1200–1235) was a French prince, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis in his own right, and Count of Boulogne, Mortain, Aumale, and Dammartin-en-Goële '' jure uxoris''. Philip was born in September 1200, the so ...

; with the extinction of his line, it was granted in 1268 to the House of Bourbon, and was confiscated with the

Duchy of Bourbon Duke of Bourbon (french: Duc de Bourbon) is a title in the peerage of France. It was created in the first half of the 14th century for the eldest son of Robert of France, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the lordship of B ...

in 1527.

First counts

* Baldwin I of Clermont (?–1023) * Baldwin II of Clermont (1023–1042), son of Baldwin I.

House of Clermont The House of Clermont is a noble family of the French region of Picardy dating from the 10th century and included both the early counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis as well as many Constables of France. The house eventually merged with the House of ...

* 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 (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 ...

House of Blois

* Louis I of Blois (1191–1205), son-in-law of Raoul * Theobald VI of Blois (1205–1218), son of Louis. He sold Clermont to

in 1218.

Capetians (1218)

(1218–1234), son of

*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 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. ...

(1268–1317) *

Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Louis I, called the Lame (1279 – 22 January 1341) was a French '' prince du sang'', Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche and the first Duke of Bourbon, as well as briefly the titular King of Thessalonica from 1320 to 1321. Life L ...

(1317–1327, 1331–1342), son of Robert. Louis exchanged Clermont for La Marche in 1327, but it was returned to him in 1331. *

Peter I, Duke of Bourbon Peter I of Bourbon (Pierre Ier, Duc de Bourbon in French; 1311 – 19 September 1356) was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death. Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Ma ...

(1342–1356) *

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon Louis de Bourbon, called the Good (4 February 1337 – 10 August 1410), son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois (the sister of French King Philip VI), was the third Duke of Bourbon. Louis inherited the duchy after his father Duke P ...

(1356–1410) *

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. Through his mother, John inherited the County of Forez. During the Armagnac� ...

(1410–1434) * Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1434–1456) *

John II, Duke of Bourbon Jean (John) de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (1426 – 1 April 1488), sometimes referred to as John the Good and The Scourge of the English, was a son of Charles I of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy. He was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 to ...

(1456–1488) *

Charles II, Duke of Bourbon Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (Château de Moulins, 1433–September 13, 1488, Lyon), was Archbishop of Lyon from an early age and a French diplomat under the rule of Louis XI of France. He had a 2-week tenure as Duke of Bourbon in 1488, bei ...

(1488) *

Peter II, Duke of Bourbon Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1 December 1438 – 10 October 1503 in Moulins), was the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Agnes of Burgundy, and a member of the House of Bourbon. He and his wife Anne of France ruled as regents during the minor ...

(1488–1503) *

Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon Suzanne de Bourbon (10 May 1491 – 28 April 1521) was ''suo jure'' Duchess of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1503 to her death alongside her husband Charles III. Early life Suzanne was born the second child and only daughter of Duke Peter I ...

(1503–1521) *

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military leader, the count of Montpensier, Clermont and Auvergne, and dauphin of Auvergne from 1501 to 1523, then duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, count of Clermo ...

(1521–1527). After his death, his fiefs were confiscated by the crown.

House of Valois

* Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1540–1545)

Later Capetians

* Henri, Comte de Paris, Duc de France (1957–1984, c. 1987–1999) * François Henri Louis Marie, Comte de Clermont (1999–2017)

References

Sources

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Clermont-en-Beauvaisis Clermont () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Clermont-de-l'Oise station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil and Paris. History Clermont was also known as Clermont-en-Beauvaisis or Clermont-de-l'Oise. The town is built ...