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Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

Charles I of Bourbon (1401–4 December, 1456, Château

Château

A ch?teau is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally - and still most frequently - in French language-speaking regions....
de Moulins

Moulins, Allier

Moulins is a Communes of France in central France, capital of the Allier Departments of France....
) was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon

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, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the Sire de Bourbon....
and Auvergne

Rulers of Auvergne

This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne....
from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father

John I, Duke of Bourbon

John I of Bourbon was Duke of Bourbon, from 1410 to his death and Duke of Auvergne since 1416. He was the eldest son of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon and Anna d'Auvergne....
after the Battle of Agincourt

Battle of Agincourt

The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a much larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday 25 October 1415 ...
, he acquired control of the duchy more than eighteen years before his father's death.

In 1425, Charles renewed his earlier betrothal by marrying Agnes of Burgundy

Agnes of Burgundy

Agnes of Burgundy was the daughter of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and Margarete of Brieg....
(1407–1476), daughter of John the Fearless.

Charles served with distinction in the Royal army during the Hundred Years' War

Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior House of Capet line of French kings....
, while nevertheless maintaining local truces with his brother-in-law and otherwise enemy, Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Philip the Good , also Philip III, Duke of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet branch of the Valois dynasty ....
.

Despite this service, he took part in the "Praguerie" (a revolt by the French nobles against Charles VII) in 1439–1440.

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Charles I of Bourbon (1401–4 December, 1456, Château

Château

A ch?teau is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally - and still most frequently - in French language-speaking regions....
de Moulins

Moulins, Allier

Moulins is a Communes of France in central France, capital of the Allier Departments of France....
) was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon

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, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the Sire de Bourbon....
and Auvergne

Rulers of Auvergne

This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne....
from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father

John I, Duke of Bourbon

John I of Bourbon was Duke of Bourbon, from 1410 to his death and Duke of Auvergne since 1416. He was the eldest son of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon and Anna d'Auvergne....
after the Battle of Agincourt

Battle of Agincourt

The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a much larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday 25 October 1415 ...
, he acquired control of the duchy more than eighteen years before his father's death.

In 1425, Charles renewed his earlier betrothal by marrying Agnes of Burgundy

Agnes of Burgundy

Agnes of Burgundy was the daughter of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and Margarete of Brieg....
(1407–1476), daughter of John the Fearless.

Charles served with distinction in the Royal army during the Hundred Years' War

Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior House of Capet line of French kings....
, while nevertheless maintaining local truces with his brother-in-law and otherwise enemy, Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Philip the Good , also Philip III, Duke of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet branch of the Valois dynasty ....
.

Despite this service, he took part in the "Praguerie" (a revolt by the French nobles against Charles VII) in 1439–1440. When the revolt collapsed, he was forced to beg for mercy from the King, and was stripped of some of his lands. He died on his estates in 1456.

Children

Charles and Agnes had eleven children:

John of Bourbon
John II, Duke of Bourbon

John II of Bourbon was Duke of Bourbon and Rulers of Auvergne from 1456 to his death, following his father Charles I, Duke of Bourbon. His mother was Agnes of Burgundy....
(1426–1488), Duke of Bourbon
Mary of Bourbon (1428–1448), married in 1444 John II, Duke of Lorraine
John II, Duke of Lorraine

John II of Anjou was Duke of Lorraine from 1453 to his death. He inherited the duchy from his mother, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, during the life of his father, Duke Ren? I of Naples, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples....
Philip of Bourbon (1430–1440), Lord of Beaujeu
Beaujeu, Rhône

Beaujeu is a small town between M?con and Lyon. It lies in the France d?partement in France of Rh?ne , in the east-central Rh?ne-Alpes r?gion in France of the country....
Charles of Bourbon
Charles II, Duke of Bourbon

File:COA Cardinal Charles II de Bourbon.svgCharles II, Duke of Bourbon , the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy, was a member of the House of Bourbon....
(Château de Moulins 1434–1488, Lyon
Lyon

||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
), Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon and Duke of Bourbon
Isabella of Bourbon
Isabella of Bourbon

Isabella of Bourbon was the second wife of Charles the Bold, Count of Charolais and future Duke of Burgundy. She was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy, and the mother of Mary of Burgundy ....
(1436–1465), married Charles, Duke of Burgundy
Peter of Bourbon
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon

Peter II, Duke of Bourbon was the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy, and a member of the House of BourbonA loyal and capable subject of the crown, Peter earned the grudging respect of Louis XI of France through his demonstration of the Bourbon family's "meekness and humility"....
, (1438–1503, Château de Moulins), Duke of Bourbon
Louis of Bourbon (1438 – August 30, 1482, murdered), Bishop of Liège
Margaret of Bourbon
Margaret of Bourbon

Margaret of Bourbon was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy , who was the daughter of John the Fearless .She became the first wife of Philip II of Savoy ....
(February 5, 1439 – 1483, Château du Pont-Ains), married in Moulins on April 6, 1472 Philip II, Duke of Savoy
Catherine of Bourbon (Liège
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
, 1440 – May 21, 1469, Nijmegen
Nijmegen

Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the Germany border. It is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005....
), married on December 28, 1463 in Bruges
Bruges

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
Adolf II, Duke of Guelders
Joanna of Bourbon (1442–1493, Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
), married in Brussels in 1467 John II of Chalon, Prince of Orange
Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the Principality of Orange, now in southern France.It is carried by members of the House of Orange-Nassau, as heirs to the crown of the Netherlands, and is also seen carried by the pretenders by members of the Hohenzollern....
Jacques of Bourbon (1445–1468, Bruges), Count of Montpensier
Montpensier

The France fief of Montpensier , located in historical Auvergne , became a countship in the 14th century.It changed hands from the House of Thiern, to the House of Beaujeau, to the House of Drieux, to the House of Beaujeau again, and finally to the House of Ventadour, before it was sold in 1384 by Bernard and Robert de Ventadour to John, Du...
. Unmarried.

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