Agnes of Dampierre

Agnes of Dampierre
Lady of Bourbon
PredecessorArchambaud IX de Dampierre
SuccessorLouis I, le Boiteux
BornAgnes
1237
Died7 September 1288 (aged 50–51)
SpouseJohn of Burgundy
IssueBeatrix of Bourbon
HouseHouse of Bourbon-Dampierre (by birth)
House of Burgundy (by marriage)
FatherArchambaud IX of Bourbon
MotherYolande I, Countess of Nevers

Agnes of Dampierre (1237 – 7 September 1288) was Lady of Bourbon and heiress of all Bourbon estates. She was the daughter of Archambaud IX de Dampierre and Yolande I, Countess of Nevers.[1] She married John of Burgundy,[2] the son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. Their daughter, Beatrix of Bourbon, married Robert, Count of Clermont in 1272[3] and their eldest son Louis I, le Boiteux became the first Duke of Bourbon.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Berman 2018, p. 94.
  2. ^ Jackson-Laufer 1999, p. 10.
  3. ^ Jackson-Laufer 1999, p. 53.
  4. ^ Devailly 1973, p. 460.

Source

  • Berman, Constance Hoffman (2018). The White Nuns: Cistercian Abbeys for Women in Medieval France. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Devailly, Guy (1973). Le Berry du X siecle au milieu du XIII (in French). Mouton & Co.
  • Jackson-Laufer, Guida Myrl (1999). Women rulers throughout the ages: an illustrated guide (2 ed.). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-091-8.
Agnes of Dampierre
Born: 1237 Died: 7 September 1288
Preceded by Dame de Bourbon
1262–1288 		Succeeded by


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