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This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne.

Counts of Auvergne
List of Counts of the Frankish
Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 era


List of Carolingian and French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 Counts


After the death of Acfred, who left the comital fisc completely diminished, there appeared no successor who could control the entire Auvergne, with Velay.






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This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne.

History


In the 7th century Auvergne
Auvergne (province)

Auvergne was a historic province of France in south central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the List of rulers of Auvergne. It is now the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province....
 was disputed between the Franks
Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 and Aquitania
Aquitania

Aquitania may refer to:*the territory of the Aquitani* Gallia Aquitania, a province of the Roman Empire* 387 Aquitania, a fairly large main belt asteroid...
ns. It was later conquered by the Carolingians, and was integrated for a time into the kingdom of Aquitaine. The counts of Auvergne slowly became autonomous.

In the 10th century Auvergne became a disputed territory between the Count of Poitiers
Count of Poitiers

Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
 and the Counts of Toulouse
Counts of Toulouse

The first comites of Toulouse were the administrators of the city and its environs under the Merovingians. No succession of such royal appointees is known, though a few names survive to the present....
.

In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 Auvergne was broken into four feudal domains:

  • the county of Auvergne (created around 980)
  • the bishopric of Clermont
    Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune in France of France, in the Auvergne regions of France, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census....
     or ecclesiastical county of Clermont (created around 980 as a sort of counter-power)
  • the dauphinate of Auvergne
    Dauphin of Auvergne

    Dauphin d'Auvergne, or in Occitan Dalfi d'Alvernha was Count of Clermont-Ferrand and Montferrand , troubadour and patron of troubadours. He was born c....
     or the worldly county of Clermont (formed around 1155 after a coup but not formally created until 1302)
  • the duchy of Auvergne or the land of Auvergne (formed from the royal domain of Auvergne in 1360)


Auvergne was integrated in turn into the appanage
Appanage

An apanage or appanage is the grant of an estate, titles, offices, or other things of value to the younger male children of a sovereign, who under the system of primogeniture would otherwise have no inheritance....
s of Alphonse of Toulouse
Alphonse of Toulouse

Alfonso or Alphonse was the Count of Poitou from 1225 and Counts of Toulouse from 1247.Alphonse was a son of Louis VIII of France, King of France and Blanche of Castile....
, Count of Poitou and Count of Toulouse (1241–1271) and of John of Berry
John, Duke of Berry

John of Valois, the Magnificent, was Duke of Berry and Rulers of 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 Charles V of France, Louis I of Naples and Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy....
 Duke of Berry
Duke of Berry

The title of Duke of Berry in the France nobility was frequently created for junior members of the French royal family. The Berry region now consists of the d?partements of Cher, Indre and parts of Vienne....
, Duke of Auvergne, Count of Poitiers
Count of Poitiers

Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
 and Count of Montpensier (1360–1416).

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....
 Auvergne faced numerous raids and revolts, including the Tuchin Revolt.

In 1424 the Duchy of Auvergne passed to the House of Bourbon.

Quite contemporaneously, the County of Auvergne passed to the House of La Tour d'Auvergne
La Tour d'Auvergne

La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noble family. Its senior branch, extinct in 1501, held the titles of count of Auvergne and count of Boulogne for about half a century....
, and upon its extinction in 1531 it passed to Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici was born in Florence, as Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de' Medici. Her parents, Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne, both died within weeks of her birth....
 before becoming a royal domain
Crown lands of France

The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or domaine royal of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the List of French monarchs....
.

In 1434, the Dauphinate of Auvergne passed to the House of Bourbon-Montpensier.

Counts of Auvergne


List of Burgundian
Burgundian

Burgundian can refer to any of the following:*Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe, who first appear in history in South East Europe. Later Burgundians colonised the area of Gaul that is now know as Burgundy ....
 Dukes of the Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 era


  • Victorius (479–488)
  • Apollonarus (506)
  • Hortensius of Neustria
    Neustria

    The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities....
     (527)
  • Becco (532)
  • Sigivald (533)
  • Hortensius (534)
  • Evodius ?
  • Georgius ?
  • Britianus ?
  • Firminus (c. 555 or 558, deposed)
  • Sallustus (duke c. 555 or 558–560)
  • Firminus (restored, 560–571)
  • Venerandus (before 585)
  • Nicetius I
    Nicetius of Provence

    Nicetius or Nicetas was the Count of Clermont, Duke of Auvergne, and List of dukes, kings, counts, and margraves of Provence in the late sixth century....
     (duke and count c. 585)
  • Nicetius II (c. 585)
  • Eulalius (duke 585–590)


List of Counts of the Frankish
Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 era


  • part of Austrasia
    Austrasia

    Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands....
     (592–595)
  • part of Burgundy
    Burgundians

    File:Roman Empire 125.svgThe Burgundians were an East Germanic language Germanic tribes which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr , and from there to mainland Europe....
     (595–613)
  • part of Austrasia (612–639)
  • Bobon of Neustria (639–656)
  • Hector of Neustria (c. 655–675)
  • Bodilon of Austrasia (c. 675)
  • Calminius of Neustria (c. 670s)
  • Genesius (c. 680s)
  • Haribert of Neustria (c. 690s)
  • part of Neustria until 751


List of Carolingian and French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 Counts


  • Ithier (c. 758)
  • Blandin (760–763)
  • Chilping (763–765)
  • Bertmond (765–778)
  • Icterius (778–?)
  • Warin
    Guerin of Provence

    Guerin, Garin, Warin, or Werner was the Count of Auvergne, Count of Chalon, Count of M?con, Count of Autun, Count of Arles and Count of Provence, Duke of Burgundy, and Count of Toulouse....
     (819–839)
  • Gerard
    Gerard, Count of Auvergne

    Gerard, Count of AuvergneGerard was Rulers of Auvergne from 839 until his death on 25 June, 841....
     (839–841)
  • William I (841–846)
  • Bernard I (846–858)
  • William II the Younger (858–862) (later Duke of Aquitaine
    Duke of Aquitaine

    The Duke of Aquitaine ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of the List of Frankish kings and later the List of French monarchs....
    )
  • Stephen (862–863)
  • Bernard II
    Bernard Plantapilosa

    Bernard Plantapilosa , or Plantevelue, meaning Hairyfeet or Hairypaws, son of Bernard of Septimania and Dhuoda, was the Count of Auvergne from 872 to his death....
     (864–886)
  • William the Pious
    William I of Aquitaine

    William I , called the Pious, was the Count of Auvergne from 886 and Duke of Aquitaine from 893, succeeding the Poitevin ruler Ebalus of Aquitaine....
     (886–918) (also called William III)
  • William II the Younger
    William II of Aquitaine

    William II the Young was the Count of Auvergne and Duke of Aquitaine from 918 to his death, succeeding his uncle William I of Aquitaine.William was son of the Acfred I of Carcassonne and Adelinde, William I's sister....
     (restored, 918–926)
  • Acfred (926–927)


After the death of Acfred, who left the comital fisc completely diminished, there appeared no successor who could control the entire Auvergne, with Velay. Several relatives of surrounding regions made claims. Below are the dates of their effective control.

  • Ebalus Manzer (927–934)
  • Raymond Pons of Toulouse
    Raymond Pons of Toulouse

    Raymond Pons was the Count of Toulouse from 924. He was the last head of his house to rule in Toulouse before the power passed to his cousins the counts of Rouergue....
     (940–941)
  • William III of Aquitaine
    William III of Aquitaine

    William III , called Towhead from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death....
     (950–963)


  • Armand of Clermont (?–?)
  • Robert I of Clermont (?–?)
  • Robert II of Clermont (?–?)
  • Robert III of Clermont (?–?)
  • Guy I of Auvergne (979–989)
  • William IV of Auvergne (989–1016) (also called William I or V)
  • Robert I of Auvergne (1016–1032) (also called Robert III)
  • William V of Auvergne (1032–1064) (also called William II or VI)
  • Robert II of Auvergne (1064–1096) (also called Robert IV)
  • William VI of Auvergne
    William VI of Auvergne

    William VI of Auvergne was a French count of the historically independent region of Auvergne , today in central France....
     (1096–1136) (also called William III or VII)
  • Robert III of Auvergne (1136–1143) (also called Robert V)
  • William VII the Young of Auvergne (1143 – c. 1155) (also called William IV or VIII) (remained Count-Dauphin of Auvergne, see below)
  • William VIII the Old, count of Auvergne (1155–1182) (also called William VII or IX; overthrew his nephew in 1155 and took over most of the county, see below)
  • Robert IV, count of Auvergne (1182–1194)
  • William IX of Auvergne (1194–1195) (not always listed as a count, sometimes William X or XI)
  • Guy II of Auvergne (1195–1224) (Philip II of France
    Philip II of France

    Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII of France and his third wife, Ad?le of Champagne....
     confiscated much of Auvergne in 1209, leading to the later creation of the duchy of Auvergne; see below)
  • William X of Auvergne (1224–1246) (sometimes William XI or XII)
  • Robert V, count of Auvergne (1246–1277) (from here onwards the counts are usually also counts of Boulogne
    Count of Boulogne

    The county of Boulogne was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of a part of the present-day France d?partement of the Nord , in parts of which there is still a Flemish-speaking minority....
    )
  • William XI of Auvergne (1277–1279) (sometimes William XII or XIII)
  • Robert VI, count of Auvergne (1279–1317)
  • Robert VII, count of Auvergne (1317–1325)
  • William XII of Auvergne (1325–1332) (sometimes William XIII or XIV)
  • Joanna I, countess of Auvergne (1332–1360)
    • Philip of Burgundy (1338–1346)
    • John II of France
      John II of France

      John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
       (1350–1360)
  • Philip I
    Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

    Philip I of Burgundy, also Philip II of Palatine Burgundy, Philip II of Boulogne, Philip III of Artois, Philip III of Boulogne, nicknamed Philip of Rouvres was Duke of Burgundy from 1350 until his death....
    , duke of Burgundy
    Duke of Burgundy

    Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Sa?ne which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's West Franks....
     (1360–1361)
  • John I, count of Auvergne (1361–1386)
  • John II, count of Auvergne (1386–1394)
  • Joanna II of Auvergne (1394–1422)
    • John I of Berry
      John, Duke of Berry

      John of Valois, the Magnificent, was Duke of Berry and Rulers of 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 Charles V of France, Louis I of Naples and Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy....
       (1394–1416)
    • George of la Tremoille (1416–1422)
  • Marie I, countess of Auvergne (1422–1437), daughter of Godefroy of Auvergne and Boulogne, widow of Bertrand IV of La Tour
    La Tour

    La Tour or Latour may refer to:...
  • Bertrand V of La Tour (1437–1461), son
  • Bertrand VI of La Tour (1461–1494)
  • John III of Auvergne (1494–1501)
  • Anne
    Anne, Countess of Auvergne

    Anne de la Tour d'Auvergne was sovereign List of rulers of Auvergne from 1501 until 1524, and Duke of Albany by marriage to John Stewart, Duke of Albany....
     (1501–1524), daughter
  • Catherine de' Medici
    Catherine de' Medici

    Catherine de' Medici was born in Florence, as Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de' Medici. Her parents, Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne, both died within weeks of her birth....
     (1524–1589), niece
  • Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
    Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

    Charles III , known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death....
     (1589–1608), son-in-law (although her granddaughter Isabella Clara Eugenia would have been genealogically senior)
  • Marguerite de Valois
    Marguerite de Valois

    Marguerite de Valois , "La Reine Margot" was List of Queens and Empresses of France of Kingdom of France and of Kingdom of Navarre during the late sixteenth century....
     (1608–1610), aunt (youngest daughter of Catherine)
  • Became a royal domain of France
    Crown lands of France

    The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or domaine royal of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the List of French monarchs....
     upon the succession of Louis XIII
    Louis XIII of France

    Louis XIII reigned as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 1610 to 1643....
  • Charles-Philip
    Charles X of France

    Charles X ruled as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 20 May 1824 until the July Revolution, when he Abdication. He was the last king of the senior House of Bourbon line to reign over France....
     (1757–1824)


Bishops of Clermont


The title of bishop of Clermont is used from 1160 onwards. Before then they were called bishop of Arvernes. In 2002 the Bishopric of Clermont was incorporated into the Archbishopric of Clermont-Ferrand.

List of Bishops of Arvernes


  • Saint Austromoine (3rd or 4th centure)
  • Urbicus
  • Legonius
  • Saint Illidius (also called Allyre or Alyre) († 384)
  • Nepotianus
  • Artemius
    Artemius

    Artemius of Antioch , was dux Aegypti during the 4th century. Previously he had served as an officer in the army of Constantine I. An adherent to Arianism Christianity, he is remembered for his role in persecution of First Council of Nicaea Christians and pagans, and his search for Athanasius of Alexandria, bishop of Alexandria....
  • Venerand
    Vénérand

    V?n?rand is a Communes of France in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France in western France....
  • Rusticus
    Rusticus

    Rusticus can refer to:Animals* The rusty crayfish .* The gossamer-winged butterfly genus Rusticus, today usually included in Plebejus...
  • Namatius
    Namatius

    Saint Namatius is a saint in the Roman Catholic church. He was the eighth or ninth Archdiocese of Clermont from 446 to 462, and founded Clermont-Ferrand first Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral, bringing the relics of Saints Vitalis and Agricola to it from Bologna....
     (also called Namacius or Namace)
  • Eparchius
  • Saint Apollinarius I (471–486)
  • Abrunculus
  • Euphrasius
    Euphrasius

    Euphrasius can refer to:*Euphrasius of Antioch, a Patriarch of Antioch*One of the Seven Robbers, Greek Christian martyrs*One of the Seven Apostolic Men, Spanish Christian martyrs...
     († 515)
  • Apollinarius II
  • Saint Quintien (about 523)
  • Gallus of Clermont (Gallus I) (about 486/525-551)
  • Cautin
    Cautín

    Caut?n may refer to:*Caut?n Province, a province in the Araucan?a Region of southern Chile*Caut?n River, a river in Chile that flows in Caut?n Province...
     (about 554-572)
  • Saint Avitus (Avitus I) (572-594)
  • Caesarius
    Caesarius

    Caesarius may refer to:*Caesarius of Nazianzus, physician and politician of the 4th century, and the younger brother of Gregory of Nazianzus*Caesarius of Arles, 5th century ecclesiastic in Gaul...
     (627)
  • Saint Gallus (Gallus II) (about 650)
  • Genesius
    Genesius

    Genesius may refer to:*Any of several Saint Genesius*Joseph Genesius, tenth-century Byzantine historian*Genesius Theatre in Reading, Pennsylvania...
     († 662)
  • Gyroindus (660)
  • Felix
    Felix

    Felix is a male given name and the name of many different individuals, both real and fictional. The surname Felix is observed among the English, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian....
  • Garivaldus
  • Saint-Priest
    Saint-Priest

    Saint-Priest may refer to:...
     (also called Saint Prix) (666-676)
  • Avitus
    Avitus

    Eparchius Avitus was Western Roman Emperor with the designation and name Dominus Noster Eparchius Avitus Augustus .Made magister militum by Emperor Petronius Maximus, Avitus was sent on a diplomatic mission to his old student, Theodoric II King of the Visigoths, and was at Theodoric's court in Toulouse when Gaiseric invaded Rom...
     II (676-691)
  • Bonitus
    Bonitus (bishop)

    Saint Bonitus was a bishop of Clermont . He was also an intimate friend of Sigebert II and Genesius, Count of Clermont....
  • Nordebertus
  • Proculus
    Proculus

    Proculus was a Roman usurper, one of the "minor pretenders" according to Historia Augusta; he took the purple against Roman Emperor Probus in 280....
  • Stephanus (Étienne I) (761)
  • Adebertus (785)
  • Bernouin (about 811)
  • Stabilis (823-860)
  • Sigon (about 863)
  • Egilmar of Clermont (875-891)
  • Adalard (910)
  • Arnold
    Arnold

    Arnold may refer to:*Arnold *Arnold *Arnold , a short-lived English car*Arnold , an English indie band*Arnold , a comic strip from the mid-1980s...
     (about 912)
  • Bernard
    Bernard

    The masculine given name Bernard has a German language origin, but was early adopted in France also. The meaning of the name is from an Old German compound meaning "bear-hardy", or "brave as a bear"....
     I
  • Étienne II of Clermont (about 945-976)
  • Begon
    Begon

    The metallurgical site of Begon is located in southern Chad, approximately 150 km from the regional center of Moundou....
     (about 980-1010)
  • Étienne III of Clermont (about 1010-1014 / 1013)
  • Étienne
    Étienne

    ?tienne may refer to:* ?tienne Dagon, a Swiss breaststroke swimmer* ?tienne Daho, a French singer, songwriter, and record producer* Etienne L....
     IV (1014-1025)
  • Rencon (1030-1053)
  • Étienne V of Polignac (about 1053-1073)
  • Guillaume of Chamalières (Guillaume I) (1073-1076)
  • Durand
    Durand

    Durand is derived from the Latin Durandus meaning strong, willful, and enduring. Durand may refer to:...
     (1077-1095)
  • Guillaume of Baffie (Guillaume II) (1096)
  • Pierre Roux (Pierre I) (1105-1111)
  • Aimeri (1111-1150)
  • Étienne VI of Mercœur (1151-1169)


List of Bishops of Clermont


  • Ponce of Clairvaux (1170-1189)
  • Gilbert
    Gilbert

    Gilbert is a masculine given name, surname and placename. It is from the Germanic gisel "promise, pledge" or "noble youth" and beraht "bright" or "famous"....
     I (1190-1195)
  • Robert of Auvergne (1195-1227)
  • Hughes of la Tour du Pin (1227-1249)
  • Guy of la Tour du Pin (1250-1286)
  • Aimar of Cros (1286-1297)
  • Jean Aicelin (Jean I) (1298-1301)
  • Pierre of Cros (Pierre II) (1302-1304)
  • Aycelin of Montaigut (also called Aubert) (1307-1328)
  • Arnaud Roger of Comminges (1328-1336)
  • Raymond of Aspet (1336-1340)
  • Étienne Aubert (Étienne VII) (was also Pope Innocent VI
    Pope Innocent VI

    Pope Innocent VI , born ?tienne Aubert, Pope at Avignon Papacy from 1352 to 1362, the successor of Pope Clement VI , was a native of the hamlet of Les Monts, diocese of Limoges , and, after having taught Civil law at Toulouse, became successively bishop of Noyon and bishop of Clermont....
     from 1352-1362) (1340-1342)
  • Pierre André
    Pierre Andre

    Pierre Andre is a Malaysian actor. His role as Reza in the 2005 movie Gol & Gincu was his first large role. Since then he has since appeared in other films and TV series, as well written a screenplay, and directed his first film....
     (Pierre III) (1342-1349)
  • Pierre of Aigrefeuille (Pierre IV) (1349-1357)
  • Jean de Mello (Jean II) (1357-1376)
  • Henri of La Tour (1376-1415)
  • Martin Gouge of Charpaignes (1415-1444)
  • Jacques of Comborn (Jacques I) (1445-1474)
  • Antoine Allemand (Antoine I) (1475-1476)
  • Cardinal Charles II, Duke 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....
     (Charles I) (1476-1488)
  • Charles of Bourbon (Charles II) (1489-1504)
  • Jacques of Amboise (Jacques II) (1505-1516)
  • Thomas Duprat (1517-1528)
  • Guillaume Duprat
    Guillaume Duprat

    Guillaume Duprat was a French bishop. He founded the Coll?ge de Clermont in Paris.He was born at Issoire, son of the chancellor and Cardinal Antoine Duprat....
     (Guillaume III) (1529-1560)
  • Cardinal Bernard Saliviati (Bernard II) (1561-1567)
  • Antoine of Saint-Nectaire (Antoine II) (1567-1584)
  • Cardinal François of La Rochefoucauld (François I) (1585 - 1609)
  • Antoine Rose (Antoine III) (1609-1614)
  • Joachim of Estaing (1614-1650)
  • Louis of Estaing (Louis I) (1650-1664)
  • Gilbert of Veiny d'Arbouze (Gilbert II) (1664-1682)
    • Michel of Castagnet (is appointed but does not get his bull and returns)
  • Claude II of Saint-Georges (1684-1687)
  • François Bochart of Saron (François II) (1687-1715)
  • Louis of Balzac Illiers d'Entragues (Louis II) (1716-1717)
  • Jean-Baptiste Massillon (1717-1742)
  • François-Marie Le Maistre de La Garlaye (1743-1775)
  • François of Bonnal (François III) (1776-1800)
    • Jean-François Périer (constitutional bishop) (1791-1802)
  • Charles-Antoine-Henri Du Valk de Dampierre (1802-1833)
  • Louis-Charles Féron (1833 - 1879)
  • Jean-Pierre Boyer (1879-1892)
  • Pierre-Marie Belmont (1893-1921)
  • Jean-François-Étienne Marnas (1921 - 1932)
  • Gabriel-Emmanuel-Joseph Piguet (1933 - 1952)
  • Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie (1953 - 1973)
  • Jean Louis Joseph Dardel (1974 - 1995)


List of Archbishops of Clermont-Ferrand

  • Hippolyte Simon (1996-present)


Dauphins of Auvergne


What is by convenience called the Dauphinate of Auvergne
Dauphin of Auvergne

Dauphin d'Auvergne, or in Occitan Dalfi d'Alvernha was Count of Clermont-Ferrand and Montferrand , troubadour and patron of troubadours. He was born c....
 was in reality the remnant of the County of Auvergne after the usurpation of Count William VII the Young around 1155 by his uncle Count William VIII the Old.

The young count was able to maintain his status in part of his county, especially Beaumont
Beaumont

Beaumont can refer to:...
, Chamaliers, and Montferrand
Montferrand

Montferrand may refer to the following places in France:* Montferrand, a former town, presently part of Clermont-Ferrand* Montferrand, Aude, a commune in the department of Aude...
. Some authors have therefore named William VII and his descendants Counts of Clermont, although this risks confusion with the County of Clermont in Beauvaisais and the episcopal County of Clermont in Auvergne.

The majority of authors, however, anticipating the formalization of the dauphinate in 1302, choose to call William VII and his successors the Dauphins of Auvergne. Still others, out of convenience, choose to call these successors the Counts-Dauphins of Auvergne.

The title of Dauphin of Auvergne was derived from William VII's mother, who was the daughter of the Dauphin de Viennois
Dauphin de Viennois

The Counts of Albon were minor French nobles in south-eastern France, in the Rh?ne Alps region.Under Guigues IV, Count of Albon, who was nicknamed le Dauphin or the Dolphin on his coat of arms, they took a new hereditary title, Dauphin of Viennois , named for the region around Vienne, Is?re, where they ruled....
, Guigues IV. This meant that William VII's male descendants were usually given Dauphin
Dauphin

The Dauphin of France ?strictly, The Dauphin of Viennois ?was the title given to the heir apparent of the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830....
 as a second name.

The numbering of the Counts-turned-Dauphins is complicated. Some authors create a new numbering starting with the first dauphins even though the dauphinate did not really begin until 1302. Others choose to reestablish, beginning with William the Young, the numbering of the viscounts of Clermont who became counts of Auvergne, particularly for the dauphins named Robert.

The parallel existence of the usurpers of the County of Auvergne and of the Counts-Dauphins, who often carried the same first names, also complicates things. To avoid confusion, the numbering system used here is continuous, and Dauphin is used as part of the name where applicable.

List of Dauphins of Auvergne


  • William VII Dauphin (also called William IV) (1155–1169)
  • Dauphin of Auvergne (also called Robert IV) (1169–1235)
  • William VIII Dauphin (1235–1240)
  • Robert V Dauphin (also called Robert VI or Robert I) (1240–1262)
  • Robert VI Dauphin (also called Robert VII or Robert II) (1262–1282)
  • Robert VII Dauphin (also called Robert VIII or Robert III) (1282–1324)
  • John, Dauphin of Auvergne (1324–1352), son of
  • Beraud I, Dauphin of Auvergne (1352–1356), son of
  • Beraud II, Dauphin of Auvergne (1356–1400), son of
  • Beraud III, Dauphin of Auvergne (1400–1426), son of
    • Anne (1400–1417), daughter of Beraud II
  • Joanna, Dauphine of Auvergne (1426–1434) (or Marie), daughter of Beraud III, married Louis I, Count of Montpensier
    Louis I, Count of Montpensier

    Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier , Count of Montpensier, Clermont-Ferrand and Sancerre and Rulers of Auvergne, was the youngest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon and brother of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon....
     (1434–1486)
    • John, Duke of Bourbon (1417–1434), eldest grandson of Anne
  • Louis I, Dauphin of Auvergne
    Louis I, Count of Montpensier

    Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier , Count of Montpensier, Clermont-Ferrand and Sancerre and Rulers of Auvergne, was the youngest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon and brother of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon....
     (1434–1486), youngest grandson of Anne and husband of Joanna
  • Gilbert, Dauphin of Auvergne
    Gilbert, Count of Montpensier

    Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier succeeded his father Louis I, Count of Montpensier as Count of Montpensier and Dauphin d'Auvergne in 1486.Gilbert was the first person, after a number of divisions of Auvergne in Middle Ages, to carry the bloodlines of the respective dynasties of each of the three main divisions of Auvergne, the countship,...
     (1486–1496), son of
  • Louis II, Dauphin of Auvergne
    Louis II, Count of Montpensier

    Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier was the son of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier and Claire Gonazaga. He was Count of Montpensier and Clermont-Ferrand and Dauphin d'Auvergne from 1496 to his death....
     (1496–1501), son of
  • Charles, Dauphin of Auvergne
    Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

    Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier, Eighth Duke of Bourbon was Count of Montpensier and Rulers of Auvergne. His father, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, died in 1496, and his elder brother Louis II, Count of Montpensier in 1501, at which time he inherited the family lands in Auvergne ....
     (1501–1527), son of


From 1525-1538 the Dauphinate was confiscated by the king and united with the royal domain.

  • Louise, Dauphine of Auvergne (1527–1561), eldest sister
  • Louis III, Dauphin of Auvergne (1561–1583), son
  • Francis, Dauphin of Auvergne (1583–1592)
  • Henry, Dauphin of Auvergne (1592–1608)
  • Anne-Marie I, Dauphine of Auvergne (1608–1627), married Gaston, Duke of Orléans
    Gaston, Duke of Orléans

    Gaston Jean-Baptiste de France, Duke of Orl?ans, , was the third son of the king of France Henry IV of France and of his wife Marie de Medici....
     (1608-1660)
  • Anne-Marie II, Dauphine of Auvergne
    Anne, Duchess of Montpensier

    Anne Marie Louise d'Orl?ans, Duchess of Montpensier was a French people princess of royal blood by birth. As a granddaughter of king Henry IV of France, she was a Fils de France....
     (1627–1693), daughter of Anne-Marie I


At her death in 1693, the title returned to the royal domain. It was later given to.

  • Elisabeth, Dauphine of Auvergne (1652–1722), great-great-granddaughter of the great-great-aunt of the predecessor, married Philip I, Duke of Orléans, Dauphin of Auvergne
  • Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Dauphin of Auvergne, son of Elisabeth Charlotte


Afterwards, the title returned to the royal domain and was claimed as a courtesy title by the Dukes of Orleans, and the modern Orleanist
Orléanist

The Orl?anists were a France right-wing/center-right political faction or political party which arose out of the French Revolution, and ceased to have a separate existence shortly after the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870....
 pretenders.

Dukes of Auvergne


The duchy of Auvergne was created in 1360 by John II of France
John II of France

John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
, out of the former royal territory of Auvergne, confiscated by Philip II of France
Philip II of France

Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII of France and his third wife, Ad?le of Champagne....
 in 1209.

List of Dukes of Auvergne


  • John I, Duke of Auvergne
    John, Duke of Berry

    John of Valois, the Magnificent, was Duke of Berry and Rulers of 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 Charles V of France, Louis I of Naples and Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy....
     (1360–1416)
  • Marie I, Duchess of Auvergne
    Marie, Duchess of Auvergne

    Marie of Berry was the daughter of John, duke of Berry. First she married Louis III de Ch?tillon.There were no children from this marriage. After his death in 1391 she married Philip of Artois, Count of Eu on January 27, 1393....
     (1416–1425) daughter of, married
  • John II, Duke of Auvergne
    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....
     (1416–1425)
  • Charles I, Duke of Auvergne
    Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

    Charles I of Bourbon was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Rulers of Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of John I, Duke of Bourbon after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired control of the duchy more than eighteen years before his father's death....
     (1425–1456)
  • John III the Good, Duke of Auvergne
    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....
     (1456–1488)
  • Charles II, Duke of Auvergne
    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....
     (1488)
  • Peter, Duke of Auvergne
    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"....
     (1488–1503)
  • Susanna, Duchess of Auvergne
    Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon

    Suzanne of Bourbon was Duke of Bourbon and Rulers of Auvergne from 1503 to her death.She was daughter of Peter II, Duke of Bourbon and Anne of France, daughter of King Louis XI of France....
     (1503–1521), daughter of, married
  • Charles III, Duke of Auvergne
    Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

    Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier, Eighth Duke of Bourbon was Count of Montpensier and Rulers of Auvergne. His father, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, died in 1496, and his elder brother Louis II, Count of Montpensier in 1501, at which time he inherited the family lands in Auvergne ....
     (1505–1527)


After his death in 1527, the title was confiscated and passed to the royal domain.

  • Louise, Duchess of Auvergne
    Louise of Savoy

    File:Louise de Savoie.jpgLouise of Savoy was the mother of Francis I of France.Louise of Savoy was born at Pont-d'Ain, the eldest daughter of Philip II, Duke of Savoy and his first wife, Margaret of Bourbon ....
    , cousin of Susan, through one of younger sisters of duke Peter (1467-1531)


Louise confronted Charles III's right to succession with the support of her son, king Francis I of France
Francis I of France

Francis I , was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547.Francis I is considered to be France's first Renaissance monarch....
. After her death in 1531, the title passed to the royal domain.

  • Charles IV Philip
    Charles X of France

    Charles X ruled as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 20 May 1824 until the July Revolution, when he Abdication. He was the last king of the senior House of Bourbon line to reign over France....
     (1757–1824)


Current heirs


The primogenitural heir to the Counties of Boulogne and Auvergne would be Franz, Duke of Bavaria
Franz, Duke of Bavaria

'Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern' , styled as Duke of Bavaria, is head of the Wittelsbach family, the former ruling family of the King of Bavaria....
.

, the Bishop of Clermont is Hippolyte Simon, as Archbishop of Clermont-Ferrand.

Today, the primogenitural heir to the Dauphinate of Auvergne (Montpensier) would be The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Princess Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuela Elena Gennara of Savoy-Aosta, Archduchess of Austria-Este, was born on April 7 1930 in Naples, Italy as the first child of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta and Anne, Duchess of Aosta....
.

The primogenitural heir to the Duchy of Auvergne (Bourbon and the original dauphinate) would be The Dowager Duchess of Calabria
Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Alicia Maria Teresa Francesca Luisa Pia Anna Valeria of Bourbon-Parma is a daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria....
 .

Each of the three noblemen also happen to be pretender
Pretender

A pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else. The English word :wikt:pretend comes from the French word pr?tendre, meaning "to put forward, to profess or claim"....
s of much larger former monarchies, too.

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