Louis II, Duke of Bourbon

Louis II of Bourbon (1337 – 1410, Montlucon) was the third Duke of Bourbon. He inherited the duchy from his father Peter I of Bourbon after his death in the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.

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1337 - 1410 - Montlucon - Duke of Bourbon - Peter I of Bourbon - Battle of Poitiers - 1356

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On August 19, 1371, he married Anna d'Auvergne (1358–1417), Countess of Forez and daughter of Beraud II, dauphin of Auvergne, and Countess of Forez, and they had four children:

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August 19 - 1371 - 1358 - 1417 - Forez

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• Catherine (b. 1378), d. young
• John I, Duke of Bourbon (1381–1434)
• Louis (1388 – 1404), Lord of Beaujeu
• Isabelle (1384 – aft. 1451)

In 1390, he launched a crusade against the Hafsids of Tunis, in conjuction with the Genoese. Its objective was to suppress piracy based in the city of Mahdia, but the siege was unsuccessful.

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1390 - Hafsid - Tunis - Genoese - Piracy - Mahdia

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