Charles I of Bourbon (1401 – 4 December 1456,
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de
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) oldest son of
John I, Duke of BourbonJohn 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 and Anna d'Auvergne...
and Marie de Berry, duchesse d'Auvergne; was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and
Duke of BourbonDuke 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...
and
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...
from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of
his fatherJohn 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 and Anna d'Auvergne...
after the
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, 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 BurgundyAgnes of Burgundy was the daughter of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and Margaret of Brieg.-Marriage and issue:...
(1407–1476), daughter of John the Fearless.
Charles served with distinction in the Royal army during the
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, while nevertheless maintaining a truce with his brother-in-law and otherwise enemy,
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. Both dukes were reconciled and signed an alliance by 1440. He was present at the coronation of
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where he fulfilled the function of a peer and conferred knighthood.
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 of Bourbon , son of Charles I of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy; was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 to his death.John had no surviving children, although he was married three times:...
(1426–1488), Duke of Bourbon
- Mary of Bourbon (1428–1448), married in 1444 John II, Duke of Lorraine
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- Philip of Bourbon (1430–1440), Lord of Beaujeu
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- Charles of Bourbon
Charles II, Duke of Bourbon , the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy, was a member of the House of Bourbon...
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), Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon and Duke 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 .She and the Count of Charolais married in 1454, and their marriage was reportedly...
(1436–1465), married Charles, Duke of Burgundy
- Peter 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 Bourbon...
, (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 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, Duke 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
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, 1440 – May 21, 1469, NijmegenNijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005.- History :...
), married on December 28, 1463 in BrugesBruges is the capital and largest city of the province 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
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), married in Brussels in 1467 John II of Chalon, Prince of OrangePrince 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 House of Hohenzollern...
- Jacques of Bourbon (1445–1468, Bruges), Count of Montpensier
The French lordship of Montpensier , located in historical Auvergne, became a countship in the 14th century....
. Unmarried