House of Bourbon-Dampierre

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The House of Bourbon-Dampierre refers to a noble dynasty emerged from the marriage of Guy II of Dampierre with Mathilde of Bourbon in 1197. The male line of this house ended in 1249, while the female line persisted until 1287.

Guy II of Dampierre French nobleman

Guy II of Dampierre was constable of Champagne, and Lord of Dampierre, Bourbon and Montluçon. He was the only son of William I of Dampierre, Lord of Dampierre, and Ermengarde of Mouchy. William I of Dampierre was the son of Guy I, Lord of Dampierre and Viscount of Troyes, and Helvide de Baudémont.

Mathilde of Bourbon was a French noblewoman who was the ruling Lady of Bourbon from 1171 until her death.

Through the marriage of their last descendant, Mathilde (Mahaut) of Bourbon, with Guy of Dampierre, the territories of Bourbon went to one of the branches of the House of Dampierre in 1196. The arms of the House of Dampierre, nowadays extinct, were "from gules to two leopards of gold, with baron's crown" (De gueules à deux léopards d'or, avec couronne de baron), [1] however, they took over the arms of the House of Bourbon, which were "from gold to the lion of gules, and to the orle of eight shells of azure" (d'or au lion de gueules, et à l'orle de huit coquilles d'azur). [2]

House of Dampierre noble family

The Dampierre family played an important role during the Middle Ages. Named after Dampierre, in the Champagne region, where members first became prominent, members of the family were later Count of Flanders, Count of Nevers, Counts and Dukes of Rethel, Count of Artois and Count of Franche-Comté.

The son of Guy of Dampierre and Mathilde of Bourbon, Archambaud VIII, took the name and the arms of his mother, i.e. "of Bourbon", a custom in which he was followed by his descendants, the male line becoming extinct in 1249 and the female line dying out in 1287. Through the marriage of the last female of that line, Agnès of Bourbon-Dampierre († 1287), with John of Burgundy, her House merged with the House of Burgundy, and to their daughter Beatrix (1257-1310), Lady of Bourbon. Finally, it was passed on to Beatrix' husband, Robert, Count of Clermont (1256-1317), the 13th and last child of Louis IX, king of France, who was thus the first prince of France to take possession of the territory of Bourbon (in 1310) and founded the Capetian House of Bourbon.

Archambaud VIII of Bourbon, nicknamed the Great, (1189–1242) was a ruler (sire) of Bourbonnais in the modern region of Auvergne, France. His parents were Guy II of Dampierre and Mathilde of Bourbon.

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References

  1. ↑ Nicolas Louis Achaintre, "Histoire genealogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon" vol. 1, éd. Didot, 1825, page 30
  2. ↑ Nicolas Louis Achaintre, "Histoire genealogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon" vol. 1, éd. Didot, 1825, page 45
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