Louis I, Count of Montpensier

Louis of Bourbon (1405 – May 1486), Count of Montpensier, Clermont-en-Auvergne and Sancerre and Dauphin of Auvergne, was the youngest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and brother of Charles I of Bourbon. He founded the Bourbon-Montpensier branch of the House of Bourbon, who would eventually take over the Duchy in 1505.

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1405 - 1486 - Count of Montpensier - Clermont-en-Auvergne - Dauphin of Auvergne - John I - Duke of Bourbon - Charles I of Bourbon - House of Bourbon

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In 1428, he married Jeanne, Dauphine d'Auvergne, daughter and heiress of Beraud III, Dauphin d'Auvergne and Count of Clermont-en-Auvergne. After her death in 1436, he retained those titles, and on February 5, 1442, married Gabrielle of La Tour (d. 1486), daughter of Bertrand IV of La Tour. The couple had four children:

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1428 - Jeanne, Dauphine d'Auvergne - Dauphin d'Auvergne - Count of Clermont-en-Auvergne - 1436 - February 5 - 1442

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• Gilbert, Count of Montpensier (1443–1496)
• John (1445–1485)
• Gabrielle (1447–1516), Countess of Benon, married in 1485 Louis de la Tremoille (d. 1525), Prince of Talmond
• Charlotte (1449–1478), maried in 1468 Wolfart van Borselen (d. 1487), Count of Grandpré and Earl of Buchan

He was succeeded by his son Gilbert.

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See also: Dukes of Bourbon family tree

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