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

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. 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 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 son ...

; with the extinction of his line, it was granted in 1268 to the

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, 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

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House of Blois

* Louis I of Blois (1191–1205), son-in-law of Raoul *

(1205–1218), son of Louis. He sold Clermont to Philip II of France in 1218.

Capetians (1218)

(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) * 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. *

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 Mar ...

(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 Pe ...

(1356–1410) * John I, Duke of Bourbon (1410–1434) *

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) *

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 (1488) * Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1488–1503) * Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1503–1521) * Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1521–1527). After his death, his fiefs were confiscated by the crown.

House of Valois

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 ...

(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

* * {{Authority control Clermont-en-Beauvaisis