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The Lords and Dukes of Bourbon.

I'll start with Robert de France, Count of Clermont and his wife Béatrice de Bourgogne,Dame de Bourbon as they were the...
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I'll start with Robert de France, Count of Clermont and his wife Béatrice de Bourgogne,Dame de Bourbon as they were the parents of the 1st Duke of Bourbon.Robert was a younger son of Louis IX of France and Margaret de Provence,he married Béatrice daughter of Jean of Burgundy ,Count of Charolais and Agnes of Dampierre,Dame de Bourbon.Beatrice was buried beside her mother at the Cordeliers Convent de Champaigue outside Paris but this was destroyed during the French Revolution.Robert de France was buried at the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris,this was destroyed during the Revolution.

Robert de France

Béatrice de Bourgogne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert,_Count_of_Clermont

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_Burgundy,_Lady_of_Bourbon

Tomb Effigy of Béatrice de Bourgogne from the now destroyed Cordeliers Convent de Champaigue.

Jean II de Bourbon also known as 'John the Good' was the successor to Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 until his death in 1488.He married 3 times but had no surviving issue.

Jean II "the Good"Duke of Bourbon (1426-88)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II,_Duke_of_Bourbon

Charles II, Duke of Bourbon was a younger son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy.Charles II was briefly Duke of Bourbon but was also a Cardinal and the Archbishop of Lyon.He died in 1488 and was buried at the Bourbon chapel in Saint-Jean's Cathedral in Lyon.

Charles II de Bourbon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II,_Duke_of_Bourbon

Though not a Duke of Bourbon,Louis a younger son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy and was the Prince Bishop of Liège. He led a turbulent life and was assassinated in August 1482.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Bourbon,_Bishop_of_Li%C3%A8ge

Isabella of Bourbon,daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy was married in 1454 to the future Charles the Bold,duke of Burgundy.Isabella was the mother of Mary of Burgundy and died in September 1465.Her remains were buried at St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp.

Isabella of Bourbon

Tomb Effigy at the now destroyed St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Bourbon

Marguerite de Bourbon was a younger sister of Isabella and was married to Philip II, Duke of Savoy in 1472.Her daughter was Louise de Savoie,mother of François I of France and later Regent of France.Marguerite de Bourbon died in 1483 and is buried at the Abbey church of Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou.

Tomb of Marguerite de Bourbon,Duchess of Savoy

Pierre II de Bourbon was the youngest son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy.He married Anne de France,daughter of Louis XI and Charlotte de Savoie in 1473.In 1483,Louis XI died and his daughter Anne was appointed Regent of France for her younger brother,Charles VIII.Following the forced renunciation of Charles II in 1488,Pierre became Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, Count of La Marche, Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, l'Isle-Jourdain and Forez, Viscount of Thouars, Lord of Beaujeu. Pierre died in 1503 and was succeeded by his only surviving child,Susanne de Bourbon.Pierre,Anne and Susanne are all buried at Souvigny Priory in the Bourbonnais (tombs destroyed in 1793 during French Revolution).

Pierre II de Bourbon

Anne de France,Regent of France,Duchess of Bourbon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_II,_Duke_of_Bourbon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_France

Suzanne de Bourbon was the only surviving child of Pierre II and Anne de France and succeeded her father upon his death in 1503.In 1505 the frail Suzanne Duchess de Bourbon was married to her cousin Charles de Bourbon-de Montpensier at Moulins.In 1517,Suzanne gave birth to an heir,François Comte de Clermont who sadly died a couple of months later.The Duchess herself who was never in good health died in April 1521,followed by her formidable mother Anne de France in November 1522.Charles de Bourbon was killed during the Sack of Rome in May 1527.Both Anne and her daughter are buried at Souvigny Priory in the Bourbonnais ,Charles was buried at Gaeta in Italy.

Suzanne of Bourbon

Charles of Bourbon-Montpensier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne,_Duchess_of_Bourbon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III,_Duke_of_Bourbon

Following the death of her cousin,Suzanne in 1521,Louise de Savoie the mother of King François I of France laid claim to the Bourbon inheritance .Louise was the daughter of Marguerite de Bourbon a younger daughter of Charles Ier de Bourbon.The politically active Louise was herself Regent of France on anumber of occasions and had been made duchesse d'Angoulême in 1515 by her son the King.Following Louise's sudden death in September 1531 her titles and estates were incorporated to the Royal Domain.Louise was buried at Saint Denis Abbey outside Paris.

Louise de Savoie,Duchesse de Bourbon,Angoulême& Auvergne,comtesse de Forez, de Clermont et de la Marche, dame de Beaujeu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_of_Savoy

Are there any ancestors alive today? I worked for a beginning producer in the late 90's, he wore a ring with a family crest on it & he said it was from his mother's side. I pressured him about his history & he was very secretive. We traveled a lot and I knew he had come from serious money. The most I could get out of him was that he had roots in France, he was Roman Catholic & his mother had died. He would be in his middle to late 40's today. I've searched & searched for his name & I can't find a thing. I don't think he used his "real" name although the name I knew him by is listed on IMDB. Just in case somebody reading this can think of something or will want a little more, I can say his first name (which is probably his true first name) is Michael. He divides his time between LA & NY. (And Europe?) Any ideas? TIA.

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Are there any ancestors alive today? I worked for a beginning producer in the late 90's, he wore a ring with a family crest on it & he said it was from his mother's side. I pressured him about his history & he was very secretive. We traveled a lot and I knew he had come from serious money. The most I could get out of him was that he had roots in France, he was Roman Catholic & his mother had died. He would be in his middle to late 40's today. I've searched & searched for his name & I can't find a thing. I don't think he used his "real" name although the name I knew him by is listed on IMDB. Just in case somebody reading this can think of something or will want a little more, I can say his first name (which is probably his true first name) is Michael. He divides his time between LA & NY. (And Europe?) Any ideas? TIA.

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This article, if you read it through, might answer your question. Prince Michael of Greece is King Constantine (Sofia of Spain's) 1st cousin. He descends from the Bourbon's through his mother and is an author.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/03/india.france#

This article, if you read it through, might answer your question. Prince Michael of Greece is King Constantine (Sofia of Spain's) 1st cousin. He descends from the Bourbon's through his mother and is an author.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/03/india.france#

A correction - Prince Michael is not a 1st cousin of Constantine and Sofia. He is the 1st cousin of their father, the late King Pavlos, and also a 1st cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. Pavlos, Philip, and Michael are all grandchildren of King George I of Greece.

Also, Michael is 77 years old and he is Greek Orthodox.

James de Bourbon-La Marche and Jeanne de Châtillon had 2 sons Peter II, Count de La Marche and his younger brother John,Count of La Marche and of Vendôme.Peter briefly succeeded his father as Count for a few weeks in 1362 and was then succeeded by his brother John.John had married Catherine de Vendôme in 1364,who in inherited the countdoms of Vendôme and Castres in 1374 following the death of her brother.Both John and Catherine were buried at the now destroyed Collégiale Saint-Georges de Vendôme.

Jean de Bourbon et Catherine de Vendôme

Joint Tomb (destroyed in 1794)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_II,_Count_of_La_Marche

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_I,_Count_of_La_Marche

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Vend%C3%B4me

Thanks An Ard Ari!

When I see a name of a location or title I've never heard of, like Prince of Dombes, it sparks my curiosity. Thanks to your post I found that Dombes was an independent principality all on its own with a capital and its own mint until one of the princes gave it to the crown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dombes

...The eldest son of the duke of Maine, Louis-Auguste de Bourbon (1700–1755), prince of Dombes, served in the army of Prince Eugene of Savoy against the Turks (1717), took part in the War of the Polish Succession (1733–1734), and in that of the Austrian Succession (1742-1747). He was made colonel-general of the Swiss regiment, governor of Languedoc and master of the hounds of France. He was succeeded, as prince of Dombes, by his brother the count of Eu, who in 1762 surrendered the principality to the crown.

Charles II (1523-1590) was not only Duke of Bourbon. He was a French cleric and cardinal.

http://www.maryevans.com/history/10449298

Charles was never Duke of Bourbon ,he was known as the Cardinal de Bourbon,Archbishop of Rouen.

He was the uncle of Henri III of Navarre and later Henri IV of France.

The Catholic League selected him as the legitimate king of France following the Assassination of Henri III in 1589 but the Cardinal was under house arrest.

In 1521 Suzanne, Duchesse de Bourbon died childless .

The duchy of Bourbon was seized by her cousin Louise of Savoy , Duchess of Angoulême in 1522 who was the mother of François I .And following her death the duchy of Bourbon reverted to the Royal Domain.

Dukes of Bourbon:

1327–1341 : Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279–1341), the lame or the great

1341–1356 : Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (1311–1356)

1356–1410 : Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337–1410)

1410–1434 : John I, Duke of Bourbon (1381–1434)

1434–1456 : Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401–1456)

1456–1488 : John II, Duke of Bourbon (1426–1488)

1488–1488 : Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1434–1488), Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyons

1488–1503 : Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438–1503)

1503–1521 : Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1491–1521)

1505–1523 : Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490–1527), Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne

1523–1531: Louise of Savoy, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours (1476–1531)

1544–1545: Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1522–1545), youngest and third son of Francis I of France. He died childless and the title returned to the crown.

1566–1574: Henry, Duke of Anjou (1551–1589), younger brother of Charles IX of France. He succeeded to the throne in 1574, and his titles merged into the crown.

1661–1667: Louis, Grand Condé (1621–1686), also Duke of Enghien and Prince of Condé

1667–1670: Henri de Bourbon (1667–1670), grandson of preceding, died in infancy

1670–1709: Louis, Duke of Bourbon (1668–1710), brother of preceding, afterwards Prince of Condé

1709–1736: Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692–1740), son of preceding, afterwards Prince of Condé

1736–1772: Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736–1818), son of preceding, afterwards Prince of Condé

1756–1830: Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1756–1830), son of preceding, afterwards Prince of Condé. At his death in 1830, the House of Condé became extinct.