Sire de Bourbon

In the list of lords and dukes of Bourbon, the owner of the rule are listed on the medieval French Feudalterritorium Bourbonnais.

The lords of Bourbon

During the Middle Ages, the later Bourbonnais region belonged to the territory of the county of Bourges. However, it succeeded the lords of Bourbon (now Bourbon l'Archambault ) in the course of the 11th century to detach themselves from the suzerainty of the counts and viscounts of Bourges, in turn, to establish an independent dominion which they widened on their surrounding countryside and so its gave name. It was not until around the year 1108, the Sire Aymon II Vaire -Vache had the King Louis VI. the thicknesses subject. In the middle of the 13th century, the Bourbonnais came under the influence of the Duke of Burgundy, but by a female succession reached the area in the possession of the Capetian prince Robert, the youngest son of King Louis IX. of the saint.

The Duchy of Bourbon and Bourbon

Prince Robert, who had the Clermont County as individually owned, and his wife Beatrice of Burgundy Bourbon are the ancestors of the Capetian dynasty of the Bourbons. At this name, however, the family came first under their son, Louis the lame. He exchanged in 1327 when King Charles IV the Fair Clermont County against the county of La Marche a. The Bourbon reign was further elevated to a Duchy and equipped with the dignity of a peerage. As a result, called the descendants in the male line of Louis de Bourbon ( Bourbon ). About the two sons of Duke Ludwig I. an older and a younger branch of the family branched off. While the older Bourbons remained in the possession of the duchy of Bourbon, took over the younger the county of La Marche. The elder line died out in 1527 the male line of the later kings of France from the House of Bourbon sprang from the younger branch.

Under the Dukes of Bourbon Moulins became the new main residence of the Bourbonnais.

Duc de Bourbon

With the advent of the duchy to the crown of the status of the Bourbonnais as an autonomous principality in France was terminated. The herzogtliche administration was abolished and replaced by a royal government. This in turn was assumed in 1587 the Généralité of Moulins, which also included the Nivernais and the Marche. The title of Duke of Bourbon ( duc de Bourbon ) remained in the dynasty of Valois, however, continued in use, connected to the peerage and the use of the income from the town of Moulins.

Paid in 1661 King Louis XIII. his cousin, the " great Prince Condé ," with the title of duke of which remained hereditary among his descendants. In order for this title also returned to the House of Bourbon, as the Prince of Condé, as well as their royal cousins ​​, as members of the younger Bourbon line direct descendants of Duke Louis I of Bourbon.

  • Further use of the title:

The title of Duc de Bourbon is now claimed as a courtesy title by the French pretender to the throne of the house of Bourbon -Anjou.

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Louis VI of France Robert, Count of Clermont Souvigny Guy II of Dampierre Archambaud VIII of Bourbon Agnes of Dampierre John of Burgundy (1231–68) Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis Peter I, Duke of Bourbon Louis II, Duke of Bourbon John I, Duke of Bourbon Charles I, Duke of Bourbon John II, Duke of Bourbon Charles II, Duke of Bourbon Cardinal (Catholicism) Peter II, Duke of Bourbon Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon Louise of Savoy Henry III of France Henry II of France Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
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