Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
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| Peter I | |
|---|---|
Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis | |
| Reign | 1341 – 1356 |
| Predecessor | Louis I |
| Successor | Louis II |
| Born | 1311 |
| Died | 19 September 1356 (aged 44–45) Poitiers, France |
| Spouse |
Margaret of Bourbon |
| House | Bourbon |
| Father | Louis I, Duke of Bourbon |
| Mother | Mary of Avesnes |
Peter I of Bourbon (Pierre Ier, Duc de Bourbon in
Peter is reported to have been somewhat mentally unstable, a trait of nervous breakdowns (presumably hereditary, if mental illness is hereditary) that showed clearly for example in his daughter
Early career
Peter took part in several of the early campaigns of the
By the summer 1342, Peter together with the
Lieutenant in Languedoc
On 8 August 1345 Peter was appointed by Philip VI as his lieutenant on the south-west march. His opponent was to be
Peter arrived to take up his lieutenancy in Languedoc in September. By then the Earl of Derby had already
The Earl of Derby exploited the absence of a French commander in the field to lay siege to the important fortress-city of
Winter 1346 Bourbon kept his winter quarters at the provincial capital of
Diplomatic missions
In July 1347 he took part in fruitless negotiations with the English outside Calais in the days just before that city's capitulation.
On 8 February 1354, Peter was together with the
In January 1355, Peter was sent together with the
May 1355 when it became apparent that open war was about to break out between the King of France and a King of Navarre allied to England the Duke of Bourbon belonged to the party fronted by the Dowager Queens who lobbied John II on Charles of Navarre's behalf. In the end John II gave way and on 31 May agreed to pardon Charles of Navarre.
In July the Duke of Bourbon and the Chancellor met with English ambassadors to negotiate the extension of the truce. As both the French and English governments had decided to resume the war these negotiations were naturally quite empty and fruitless.
Peter was killed in the Battle of Poitiers 19 September 1356[5] and buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris.
Marriage and issue
On 25 January 1336 he married
Peter and Isabella had:- Louis II (1337–1410)[7]
- Joanna (1338–1378), married King Charles V of France[8]
- Pedro of Castile in 1353 in Valladolid,[8]poisoned by her husband
- Bonne (1341 – 19 January 1402, Château de Mâcon), married Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy in 1355 in Paris[8]
- Catherine (1342–1427, Paris), married John VI of Harcourt[8]
- Arnaud Amanieu, Viscount of Tartas[8]
- Isabelle (b. 1345)
- Marie (1347–1401, Poissy),[1] Prioress of Poissy
References
- ^ a b Heers 2016, Bourbon table.
- ^ Sumption 1991, p. 387.
- ^ Sumption 1991, p. 396.
- ^ Sumption 1991, p. 436.
- ^ Nicolle 2004, p. 24.
- ^ Hand 2013, p. 217.
- ^ Ramsey 1999, p. 234.
- ^ a b c d e Autrand 1994, p. 860.
Sources
- Autrand, Françoise (1994). Charles V (in French). Paris: Fayard. ISBN 978-2213027692.
- Hand, Joni M. (2013). Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350–1550. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781138246515.
- Heers, Jacques (2016). Louis XI. Paris: Tempus Perrin. ISBN 9782262020842.
- Nicolle, David (2004). Poitiers 1356: The Capture of a King. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-516-3.
- Sumption, Jonathan (1991). The Hundred Years War:Trial by Battle. Vol. I. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1655-5.
Further reading
- Ramsey, Ann W. (1999). Liturgy, Politics, and Salvation: The Catholic League in Paris and the Nature of Catholic Reform, 1540-1630. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1580460316.
- Sumption, Jonathan (2001). The Hundred Years War: Trial by Fire. Vol. II. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1801-9.