#comte de clermont

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Jean I of Bourbon (1381-1434) was Duke of Bourbon from 1410 and Duke of Auvergne from 1416 until his death. He was the eldest son of Louis II and Anne of Auvergne.

Through his mother, John inherited the County of Forez.

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Jean II de Bourbon (1426-1488) was Count of Clermont, Count of Forez, Duke of Bourbon, Duke of Auvergne, Baron of Roannais, and Prince of Dombes.

Jean II held a brilliant court at Moulins. He patronized writers such as Philippe de Commynes and, probably, François Villon, as well as the Bourbonnais poets Jean Robertet and Henri Baude.

A poet himself, he left behind a considerable number of works, some of which are found in the manuscripts of Charles d'Orléans. The earliest pieces were composed before he became Duke of Bourbon and are signed "Clermondois." He was surrounded by musicians and played the lute himself.

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Louis II de Bourbon, Comte de Clermont (1339-1410).

Nicknamed the Good Duke, he is considered by his contemporaries to be the model of the ideal prince.

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Louis II, known as the Good, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Clermont. French School.

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Philippe, known as "Hurepel" or "Hairy", or "Rude", born in September 1200 and died in 1234, is the son of Philippe II Auguste, King of France, and Agnes of Merania. He is Count of Clermont and Count of Boulogne, Aumale and Dammartin by his marriage.

He was considered illegitimate by the papacy due to Philip's previous marriage to Ingeburga of Denmark. Despite the legitimization pronounced by Innocent III in November 1201, Philip Hurepel's princely status remains uncertain...