Marie, Duchess of Auvergne
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- Not to be confused with Marie I, Countess of AuvergneMarie I, Countess of AuvergneMarie I of Auvergne was suo jure Countess of Auvergne and Countess of Boulogne from 1424 to her death in 1437, having inherited the titles from her cousin Joan II, Countess of Auvergne...
Marie of Berry, suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
Duchess of Auvergne, Countess of Montpensier (1370 – June 1434) was the daughter of John, Duke of Berry
John, Duke of Berry
John of Valois or John the Magnificent was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. He was the third son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg; his brothers were King Charles V of France, Duke Louis I of Anjou and Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy...
and Joanna of Armagnac
Joanna of Armagnac
Joan of Armagnac was a French noblewoman of the powerful Armagnac family, being the eldest daughter of Count John I of Armagnac and his wife Beatrice of Clermont...
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She was married three times. She acted as regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
for her third husband John I, Duke of Bourbon
John I, Duke of Bourbon
Jean de 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...
during his imprisonment in England after he was captured following the French defeat at the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
in 1415.
Family and inheritance
Marie was born in 1370, the youngest daughter of John, Duke of Berry and Joanna of Armagnac. She had three brothers, Charles, Louis, and John; and one older sister, BonneBonne of Berry
Bonne of Berry was the daughter of John, Duke of Berry and Joanna of Armagnac. Through her father, she was a granddaughter of John II of France.-First marriage:...
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She was appointed Duchess of Auvergne and Countess of Montpensier on 26 April 1418; these titles were confirmed in 1425.
Marriages and issue
On 29 May 1386 in BrugesBruges
Bruges 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....
, Marie married Louis III de Châtillon
Louis III de Châtillon
Louis III of Châtillon was the son of Guy II of Blois-Châtillon and Marie of Namur.He married on May 29, 1386 in Bourges he married Marie, Duchess of Auvergne, daughter of John, Duke of Berry. However, they had no children, and his death left his father without heirs, causing him to sell Blois to...
as her first husband; however, there were no children from this marriage. He died in 1391, and on 27 January 1393, she married Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
Philip of Artois , son of John of Artois, Count of Eu and Isabeau of Melun, was Count of Eu from 1387 until his death, succeeding his brother Robert....
(1358–1397). Together they had four children, three of whom survived to adulthood:
- Charles of Artois, Count of EuCharles of Artois, Count of EuCharles of Artois , son of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu and Marie of Berry, was Count of Eu from 1397 until his death. He was appointed Lieutenant of the King in Normandy and Guyenne, and Governor of Paris. He was taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Agincourt, and was not released until...
(1394–1472) - BonneBonne of Artois|-...
(1396–1425), who married firstly Philip Count of Nevers (1389–1415), youngest son of Philip the BoldPhilip the BoldPhilip the Bold , also Philip II, Duke of Burgundy , was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and his wife, Bonne of Luxembourg. By his marriage to Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, he also became Count Philip II of Flanders, Count Philip IV of Artois and Count-Palatine Philip IV...
, Duke of Burgundy; and secondly Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (1396–1467). - Catherine (1397-1422?), who married John of Bourbon, Lord of Carency.
Marie married her third husband John I, Duke of Bourbon
John I, Duke of Bourbon
Jean de 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...
on 21 June 1401, by whom she had three additional children:
- Charles I, Duke of BourbonCharles I, Duke of BourbonCharles de Bourbon was the oldest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.He was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired...
(1401–1456) - Louis (1403–1412, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), Count of Forez - Louis I, Count of MontpensierLouis I, Count of MontpensierLouis de Bourbon was the third son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie de Berry, Duchess d'Auvergne; Count of Montpensier, Clermont-en-Auvergne and Sancerre and Dauphin of Auvergne, brother of Charles I of Bourbon...
(1405–1486)
During his imprisonment in England after the battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
, she acted as his regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
. He was still a prisoner in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
when he died in January 1434, five months before Marie, who died in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
on an unknown date in June. She was buried in the Priory of Souvigny.