John of Bourbon (1381–1434) was

Duke of Bourbon Duke of 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 Bourbon. In 1416, wi ...

from 1410 and

Duke of Auvergne This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. History In the 7th century Auvergne was disputed between the Franks and Aquitanians. It was later conquered by the Carolingians, and was integrated for a time into the kingdom of Aquitaine. The cou ...

from 1416 until his death. He was the eldest son of Louis II and

Anne of Auvergne Anne of Auvergne ( – 22 September 1417) was Duchess of Bourbon from 1371 until 1410 as the wife of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon. She was also Countess of Forez (1372–1417) and sovereign Dauphine of Auvergne (1400–1417) in her own right. Bio ...

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

Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War The Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War was a conflict between two cadet branches of the French royal family: the House of Orléans ( Armagnac faction) and the House of Burgundy ( Burgundian faction) from 1407 to 1435. It began during a lull in t ...

he took sides against the Burgundians. John was captured at the

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and died a prisoner in

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, in spite of the payment of several ransoms, and promises to support the king of England as king of France. In 1400 in

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, he married Marie, Duchess of Auvergne, daughter of

John, Duke of Berry John of Berry or John the Magnificent (French language, French: ''Jean de Berry'', ; 30 November 1340 – 15 June 1416) was Duke of Berry and Rulers of Auvergne, Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. His brothers were King Charles ...

, who inherited the Auvergne title from her father. They had three sons: * Charles de Bourbon (1401–1456), Duke of Bourbon * Louis of Bourbon (1403–1412,

), Count of Forez * Louis de Bourbon (1405–1486), Count of Montpensier In addition, he had two illegitimate children: * Margaret, married to Rodrigo de Villandrando * John, bishop of Puy

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* * * * House of Bourbon (France) Dukes of Bourbon Dukes of Auvergne Counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis Counts of Montpensier Counts of Forez Counts of Isle-Jourdain 1381 births 1434 deaths French prisoners of war in the Hundred Years' War 15th-century peers of France People of the Hundred Years' War House of Bourbon-Montpensier Jure uxoris dukes {{france-noble-stub