John I, Duke of Bourbon

John I, Duke of Bourbon
Spouse(s)	Marie, Duchess of Auvergne
Noble family	House of Bourbon
Father	Louis II, Duke of Bourbon
Mother	Anna d'Auvergne
Born	1381
Died	1434 London

Jean de Bourbon (1381–1434) 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. Through his mother, John inherited the County of Forez.

John was captured at the Battle of Agincourt and died a prisoner in London.

In 1400 in Paris, he married Marie, Duchess of Auvergne, daughter of John, Duke of Berry, who inherited the Auvergne title from her father. They had three sons:

1. Charles de Bourbon (1401–1456), Duke of Bourbon
2. Louis of Bourbon (1403–1412, Paris), Count of Forez
3. Louis de Bourbon (1405–1486), Count of Montpensier

John's illegitimate daughter Margaret married Rodrigo de Villandrando.

References

• Bennett, Michael, Agincourt 1415: triumph against the odds, Osprey Publishing, 1991.

French nobility
Preceded by Louis II	Duke of Bourbon 1410–1434	Succeeded by Charles I
Preceded by Louis II	Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 1400–1424
Preceded by Louis II Anna d'Auvergne	Count of Forez 1410–1434
Preceded by John	Duke of Auvergne 1416–1434 with Marie
Preceded by John	Count of Montpensier 1416–1434 with Marie	Succeeded by Louis I
Preceded by Jourdain VI	Count of L'Isle-Jourdain 1405–1421	Succeeded by John IV, Count of Armagnac