Louis II, Duke of Bourbon
| Louis II, Duke of Bourbon | |
|---|---|
 Duke Louis II of Bourbon | |
| Spouse(s) | Anne of Auvergne |
| Noble family | House of Bourbon |
| Father | Peter I, Duke of Bourbon |
| Mother | Isabella de Valois |
| Born | 1337 |
| Died |
1410 Montlucon |
Louis de Bourbon, called the Good (4 February 1337 – 10 August 1410), son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois (the sister of French King Philip VI), was the third Duke of Bourbon.[1]
Duke Louis is reported to have been somewhat mentally unstable, specifically having a trait of nervous breakdowns which is presumably hereditary; this trait was also evidenced in his sister Joanna of Bourbon (the wife of French King Charles V), his nephew Charles VI of France (called "The Mad"), his father Duke Peter, and his grandfather Louis I, Duke of Bourbon.
The teenage Louis inherited the duchy from his father Duke Peter I after his death in the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.[2]
On August 19, 1371, he married Anne of Auvergne (1358–1417), Countess of Forez and a daughter of Beraud II, Dauphin of Auvergne, and his wife the Countess of Forez, and they had four children:
- Catherine of Bourbon (b. 1378), d. young
- John of Bourbon (1381–1434), Duke of Bourbon
- Louis of Bourbon (1388 – 1404), Sieur de Beaujeu
- Isabelle of Bourbon (1384 – aft. 1451)
In 1390, Duke Louis launched the Barbary Crusade against the Hafsids of Tunis, in conjunction with the Genoese. Its objective was to suppress piracy based in the city of Mahdia, but the siege was unsuccessful.[3] Duke Louis died at Montlucon in 1410, at the age of 72 or 73.
Notes
References
- Archaeologia: or miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity, Vol.20, (John Nichols and son:London, 1824), 236
- Housley, Norman, The later Crusades, 1274-1580: from Lyons to Alcazar, Oxford University Press, 1992.
Ancestors
| Louis II, Duke of Bourbon | Father: Peter I, Duke of Bourbon |
Paternal Grandfather: Louis I, Duke of Bourbon |
Paternal Great-Grandfather: Robert, Count of Clermont |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Beatrix of Bourbon | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Mary of Avesnes |
Paternal Great-Grandfather: John II, Count of Holland | ||
| Paternal Great-Grandmother: Philippa of Luxembourg | |||
| Mother: Isabella of Valois |
Maternal Grandfather: Charles of Valois |
Maternal Great-Grandfather: Philip III of France | |
| Maternal Great-Grandmother: Isabella of Aragon | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Mahaut of Châtillon |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol | ||
| Maternal Great-Grandmother: Marie of Brittany |
| French nobility | ||
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| Preceded by John II |
Count of Forez 1372–1410 with Anna |
Succeeded by John I/III |
| Preceded by Peter I |
Duke of Bourbon 1356–1410 | |
| Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 1371–1400 | ||
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