Louis de Bourbon, called the Good ( – 1410), was the third

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 ...

. He was also the Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and Lord of Beaujeu.

Life

Louis was the son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois. His mother was the sister to King

Philip VI of France Philip VI (; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (), the Catholic (''le Catholique'') and of Valois (''de Valois''), was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign w ...

. He inherited the duchy after his father Duke Peter I died at the

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in 1356. In 1390, Louis launched the Barbary Crusade against the

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s of

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, in conjunction with the Genoese. Its objective was to suppress

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based in the city of

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, but the siege was unsuccessful. Louis died at Montluçon in 1410, at the age of 73.

Marriage and issue

On 19 August 1371 Louis married

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 ...

(1358–1417), Countess of

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and daughter of Beraud II,

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, and his wife the Countess of

. They had: # Catherine of Bourbon (b. 1378), d. young # John of Bourbon (1381–1434), Duke of Bourbon # Louis of Bourbon (1388 – 1404), Sieur de Beaujeu # Isabelle of Bourbon (1384 – aft. 1451)

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