Gabrielle de La Tour d'Auvergne,

Countess of Montpensier Countess of Montpensier House of Valois, 1362?–1434 House of Bourbon-Montpensier, 1434–1523 Duchess of Montpensier House of Bourbon-Vendôme, 1561–1627 House of Bourbon-Orléans House of Bourbon-Orléans (in pretence ...

, was born around 1420 and died in 1474. She was the second wife of

Louis I, Count of Montpensier Louis de Bourbon (1405 – May 1486) was the third son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne. He was Count of Montpensier, Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-en-Auvergne and Sancerre and Rulers of Auvergne, Dauphin of Auvergne an ...

, whom she married in 1442. Gabrielle de La Tour d'Auvergne is best known for the extensive library recorded in her posthumous inventory.

Life

Born c. 1420, Gabrielle was the daughter of Bertrand V of La Tour, count of Auvergne and Boulogne, and Jacquette of Peschin. Not much is known of her early life. After Gabrielle's marriage to Louis I of Bourbon-Montpensier, she seems to have adopted a strategy of collecting books in order to establish ties with other, more important

aristocratic Aristocracy (; ) is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats. Across Europe, the aristocracy exercised immense economic, political, and social influence. In Western Christian co ...

courts. She was instrumental in establishing the literary tastes of her daughter, the author Gabrielle de Bourbon, and participated in the exchange of books with various family members.

Marriage

With Louis I of Bourbon-Montpensier, Gabrielle had: *

Gilbert, Count of Montpensier Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier (1443 – 15 October 1496, Pozzuoli), Count of Montpensier, was a member of the House of Bourbon. He was the son of Louis I, Count of Montpensier and Gabrielle de La Tour d'Auvergne, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin ...

(1443-1496), married to

Clara Gonzaga Clara Gonzaga, Countess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne, Duchess of Sessa ( Italian: ''Chiara Gonzaga''; French: ''Claire (de) Gonzague''; 1 July 1464 – 2 June 1503) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Gonzaga. She was the daughter ...

in 1482 * Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier (1444?-pre-1484?) * John of Bourbon-Montpensier (1445-1485) * Gabrielle de Bourbon-Montpensier (1447?-November 30, 1516), married to

Louis II de La Trémoille Louis II de la Trémoille (29 September 1460 – 24 February 1525), also known as La Trimouille, was a French general. He served under three kings: Charles VIII, Louis XII and Francis I. He was killed in combat at the Battle of Pavia. Mili ...

in 1485 * Charlotte de Bourbon-Montpensier (1449-1478), married to Wolfert van Borselen in 1468

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* * {{improve categories, date=April 2023 1420s births 1474 deaths 15th-century French nobility 15th-century French women Countesses of Montpensier