290:
309:
317:
442:. Nor were either able to prevent Charles' disastrous Italian expeditions, although both were left in control of France on several of his absences. Both continued to be major figures in the court for the rest of Charles VIII's reign, but restricted in power. After Charles VIII's death, and the accession of Louis XII, Peter largely retired from court politics and devoted his few remaining years to his family, being particularly devoted to his daughter Suzanne.
400:
385:
376:(Anne had an earlier pregnancy in 1476, but about this existed contradictory accounts: some say the baby was miscarried or been stillborn, but others reported that a living son was born, Charles, styled Count of Clermont in 1488 as was customary for the heir of the Duchy of Bourbon, who died aged 22 in 1498 and was buried in the Abbey of Souvigny, Auvergne).
462:, a favourite of Louis XII, and so likely to protect the duchy against royal encroachment and Montpensier challenges. This contract was signed on 21 March 1501 at Moulins, Charles being 11, Suzanne 9. Before this marriage could be completed, however, Peter died of a fever. Following this, Anne arranged for Suzanne to marry the next Bourbon heir-male,
329:. Peter and his wife Anne immediately took up their duties, and began to position themselves as leaders of a regency government. The King was soon crowned, ending the need for a regency government. The thirteen-year-old king undertook personal rule of the kingdom, ostensibly on his own, but in reality guided by the Beaujeu couple.
371:
and the viscountcy of Carlat. These domains were granted to them by the King in absolute right – they would not revert to the crown, and were not obligated to pass to the next heirs to the
Bourbon inheritance, the Bourbon-Montpensiers – the Duke and Duchess could bequeath them to whomsoever they
450:
Without surviving male issue, the next heir to the
Bourbon Duchy was Suzanne. It was in the question of the future of Suzanne and the Bourbon territories that Peter and Anne found themselves opposing each another in his final years. With Charles VIII dead and the more cautious Louis XII on the
51:
421:
By 1491, the
Bourbon influence over the crown was waning; Charles VIII was an adult now, unwilling to accept tutelage from his family. Against the better judgement of Anne and Peter, Charles chose to renounce his unconsummated marriage to
324:
At the time of Louis XI's death in 1483, Peter was one of the few royal servants to have remained consistently in favour during the King's reign, and it was to him that Louis, on his deathbed, granted guardianship over the new King,
455:, as a son-in-law; but he mortally offended Peter by condemning letters patent of Louis XII which confirmed Suzanne's rights of inheritance (having been wrung from him as the price of Bourbon support upon his accession).
254:(the future Louis XII); Louis XI, who wanted to prevent such an alliance between two of the greatest feudal houses in France, broke the engagement, and took measures to bind both families closer to the crown.
451:
throne, Suzanne needed a husband to support her in her inheritance, which risked being disputed by the crown and the
Montpensiers. The Duke and Duchess had initially groomed the next Bourbon heir,
367:
The new Duke and
Duchess of Bourbon then proceeded to add to these domains, adding Bourbon-Lancy in December 1488, and trading l'Isle-en-Jordain with the Armagnacs in June 1489 for
466:(Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier having died the year before), thereby averting a succession dispute over the Bourbon inheritance, which the young pair inherited jointly.
348:, as well as Lord of Beaujeu; but the death of his eldest brother, John II, and the subsequent enforced renunciation of the family rights by his next eldest brother,
1150:
301:
1170:
1165:
816:
219:
199:
289:
247:
1160:
1092:
1120:
791:
262:
1042:
423:
332:
Having assisted Anne in the governing of France, by 1488 Peter and his wife were building up a power base of their own in the
452:
1081:
1175:
1140:
1018:
463:
1055:
1013:
373:
349:
167:
1155:
1130:
642:
582:
215:
189:
1125:
851:
501:
1135:
1030:
266:
459:
1145:
526:
281:) to Peter, who was also given a seat on the royal council. Peter and Anne were married on 3 November 1473.
341:
326:
231:
86:
246:
through his demonstration of the
Bourbon family's "meekness and humility". Initially he was betrothed to
278:
973:
308:
1115:
1110:
1037:
876:
617:
439:
251:
1002:
345:
243:
907:
760:
405:
Anne of
Beaujeu and her daughter Suzanne, the future Duchess of Bourbon, presented by St. Anne
316:
274:
160:
1062:
673:
557:
435:
427:
357:
270:
261:, was arranged (as was another marriage between Louis of Orleans and Anne's younger sister,
223:
179:
1066:
735:
353:
211:
112:
68:
41:
399:
384:
1070:
258:
227:
136:
96:
1104:
368:
372:
wished. On 10 May 1491, the pair finally acquired an heir of their own, a daughter,
50:
294:
17:
391:
333:
242:
A loyal and capable subject of the crown, Peter earned the grudging respect of
56:
412:
297:
60:
174:
431:
361:
315:
307:
288:
265:); as a mark of his favour, the King forced Peter's older brother
337:
390:
Peter II, Duke of
Bourbon and regent of France, presented by
430:; he then went against them by returning Margaret's dowry –
257:
A marriage between Peter and the King's elder daughter,
352:, delivered the Bourbon inheritance (the Duchies of
195:
185:
173:
159:
130:
118:
106:
102:
92:
82:
74:
67:
34:
55:A detail of a portrait of Peter II, presented by
411:Two details of the Moulins Triptych, painted by
415:, depicting the Duke of Bourbon and his family
59:, Louvre, oil on oak, 65x73 cm, 1492–1493, by
8:
984:"The Man who Sacked Rome", by Vincent Pitts
968:
966:
364:and l'Isle-en-Jordain) into Peter's hands.
990:
483:
474:
49:
31:
458:Peter then decided to betroth Suzanne to
478:Family tree of Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
230:ruled as regents during the minority of
962:
149:
832:
716:
712:
702:
598:
492:
488:
300:of Peter II, Duke of Bourbon from the
210:(1 December 1438 – 10 October 1503 in
906:
896:
892:
880:
875:
865:
850:
840:
836:
820:
815:
805:
790:
780:
776:
764:
759:
749:
734:
724:
720:
697:
687:
672:
662:
658:
646:
641:
631:
616:
606:
602:
586:
581:
571:
556:
546:
542:
530:
525:
515:
500:
496:
7:
285:Regent of France and Duke of Bourbon
792:Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
446:Succession to the Duchy of Bourbon
25:
312:Arms of Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
1151:Counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
398:
383:
320:Arms of Peter as Lord of Beaujeu
238:Life, marriage, and royal favour
1043:Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
336:. Anne was already Countess of
145:
464:Charles of Bourbon-Montpensier
1:
1171:16th-century peers of France
1166:15th-century peers of France
453:Louis of Bourbon-Montpensier
736:Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
460:Charles IV, Duke of Alençon
168:Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon
1192:
1161:Burials at Souvigny Priory
826:
714:
643:Marie, Duchess of Auvergne
592:
583:Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
490:
216:Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
190:Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
165:Charles, Count of Clermont
1121:House of Bourbon (France)
1051:
1009:
894:
886:
859:
852:Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
838:
834:
799:
778:
770:
743:
722:
718:
699:Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
681:
660:
652:
625:
604:
600:
565:
544:
536:
509:
502:Louis II, Duke of Bourbon
494:
428:Anne, Duchess of Brittany
340:, and Peter was Count of
208:Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
48:
39:
1082:Count of l'Isle-Jourdain
761:John I, Duke of Burgundy
267:John II, Duke of Bourbon
27:French noble (1438–1503)
527:John I, Duke of Bourbon
360:, and the Counties of
321:
313:
305:
252:Louis, Duke of Orleans
232:Charles VIII of France
222:, and a member of the
319:
311:
302:Château de Beauregard
292:
1176:15th-century regents
426:, and instead marry
1141:Counts of La Marche
877:Margaret of Bavaria
618:John, Duke of Berry
440:Philip the Handsome
424:Margaret of Austria
18:Peter II of Bourbon
1003:Count of La Marche
438:– to her brother,
322:
314:
306:
226:. He and his wife
214:), was the son of
1156:Regents of France
1131:Dukes of Auvergne
1099:
1098:
974:Pauline Matarasso
972:"Queens Mate" by
953:
952:
949:
948:
908:Margaret of Brieg
817:Agnes of Burgundy
220:Agnes of Burgundy
205:
204:
200:Agnes of Burgundy
16:(Redirected from
1183:
1126:Dukes of Bourbon
1093:John of Armagnac
1063:Duke of Auvergne
991:
985:
982:
976:
970:
674:Joan of Armagnac
558:Anne of Auvergne
484:
475:
402:
387:
224:House of Bourbon
153:
151:
147:
125:
69:Regent of France
53:
32:
21:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1180:
1136:Counts of Forez
1101:
1100:
1090:
1085:
1074:
1069:
1053:
1046:
1040:
1038:Lord of Beaujeu
1028:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
995:
989:
988:
983:
979:
971:
964:
959:
954:
472:
448:
419:
418:
417:
416:
408:
407:
406:
403:
395:
394:
388:
287:
248:Marie d'Orleans
240:
166:
155:
143:
139:
123:
122:10 October 1503
111:
110:1 December 1438
63:
42:Duke of Bourbon
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1189:
1187:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1146:Counts of Gien
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1096:
1087:
1077:
1076:
1071:Count of Forez
1059:
1049:
1048:
1034:
1024:
1023:
1008:
999:
987:
986:
977:
961:
960:
958:
955:
951:
950:
947:
946:
944:
942:
940:
938:
936:
934:
932:
930:
928:
926:
924:
922:
920:
917:
916:
914:
911:
910:
905:
902:
901:
898:
897:
895:
893:
891:
888:
887:
885:
882:
881:
879:
874:
871:
870:
867:
866:
864:
861:
860:
858:
855:
854:
849:
846:
845:
842:
841:
839:
837:
835:
833:
831:
828:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
814:
811:
810:
807:
806:
804:
801:
800:
798:
795:
794:
789:
786:
785:
782:
781:
779:
777:
775:
772:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
758:
755:
754:
751:
750:
748:
745:
744:
742:
739:
738:
733:
730:
729:
726:
725:
723:
721:
719:
717:
715:
713:
711:
708:
707:
704:
703:
701:
696:
693:
692:
689:
688:
686:
683:
682:
680:
677:
676:
671:
668:
667:
664:
663:
661:
659:
657:
654:
653:
651:
648:
647:
645:
640:
637:
636:
633:
632:
630:
627:
626:
624:
621:
620:
615:
612:
611:
608:
607:
605:
603:
601:
599:
597:
594:
593:
591:
588:
587:
585:
580:
577:
576:
573:
572:
570:
567:
566:
564:
561:
560:
555:
552:
551:
548:
547:
545:
543:
541:
538:
537:
535:
532:
531:
529:
524:
521:
520:
517:
516:
514:
511:
510:
508:
505:
504:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
487:
480:
479:
473:
471:
468:
447:
444:
410:
409:
404:
397:
396:
389:
382:
381:
380:
379:
378:
286:
283:
239:
236:
228:Anne of France
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
177:
171:
170:
163:
157:
156:
141:
137:Anne of France
135:
134:
132:
128:
127:
126:(aged 64)
120:
116:
115:
108:
104:
103:
100:
99:
97:Anne of France
94:
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
65:
64:
54:
46:
45:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1188:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1095:
1094:
1089:Succeeded by:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1078:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1050:
1045:
1044:
1039:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1015:
1010:Succeeded by:
1005:
1004:
1000:
998:
993:
992:
981:
978:
975:
969:
967:
963:
956:
945:
943:
941:
939:
937:
935:
933:
931:
929:
927:
925:
923:
921:
919:
918:
915:
913:
912:
909:
904:
903:
900:
899:
890:
889:
884:
883:
878:
873:
872:
869:
868:
863:
862:
857:
856:
853:
848:
847:
844:
843:
830:
829:
824:
823:
818:
813:
812:
809:
808:
803:
802:
797:
796:
793:
788:
787:
784:
783:
774:
773:
768:
767:
762:
757:
756:
753:
752:
747:
746:
741:
740:
737:
732:
731:
728:
727:
710:
709:
706:
705:
700:
695:
694:
691:
690:
685:
684:
679:
678:
675:
670:
669:
666:
665:
656:
655:
650:
649:
644:
639:
638:
635:
634:
629:
628:
623:
622:
619:
614:
613:
610:
609:
596:
595:
590:
589:
584:
579:
578:
575:
574:
569:
568:
563:
562:
559:
554:
553:
550:
549:
540:
539:
534:
533:
528:
523:
522:
519:
518:
513:
512:
507:
506:
503:
498:
486:
485:
482:
481:
477:
476:
469:
467:
465:
461:
456:
454:
445:
443:
441:
437:
436:Franche-Comté
433:
429:
425:
414:
401:
393:
386:
377:
375:
370:
365:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
330:
328:
318:
310:
303:
299:
296:
291:
284:
282:
280:
276:
272:
269:to grant the
268:
264:
260:
255:
253:
249:
245:
237:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
201:
198:
194:
191:
188:
184:
181:
178:
176:
172:
169:
164:
162:
158:
138:
133:
129:
121:
117:
114:
109:
105:
101:
98:
95:
91:
88:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
66:
62:
58:
52:
47:
44:
43:
38:
33:
30:
19:
1091:
1080:
1061:
1054:
1052:Preceded by:
1036:
1029:
1027:Preceded by:
1012:
1001:
996:
994:Preceded by:
980:
698:
457:
449:
420:
366:
331:
327:Charles VIII
323:
295:16th century
256:
250:, sister of
241:
207:
206:
124:(1503-10-10)
87:Charles VIII
40:
29:
1116:1503 deaths
1111:1438 births
1019:Charles III
392:Saint Peter
334:Bourbonnais
1105:Categories
1086:1488–1489
1075:1488–1503
1056:Charles II
1047:1476–1503
1007:1477–1503
957:References
350:Charles II
279:Beaujolais
346:La Marche
93:Co-Regent
78:1483–1491
57:St. Peter
470:Ancestry
413:Jean Hey
358:Auvergne
342:Clermont
298:portrait
273:fief of
244:Louis XI
61:Jean Hey
35:Peter II
1067:Bourbon
1031:John II
1014:Suzanne
374:Suzanne
354:Bourbon
275:Beaujeu
271:Bourbon
212:Moulins
180:Bourbon
154:
142:
113:Moulins
83:Monarch
75:Regency
432:Artois
218:, and
196:Mother
186:Father
148:
131:Spouse
369:Murat
362:Forez
175:House
161:Issue
152:)
144:(
140:
1065:and
1041:and
1017:and
434:and
356:and
344:and
338:Gien
263:Joan
259:Anne
150:1473
119:Died
107:Born
1107::
965:^
293:A
234:.
146:m.
997:—
304:.
277:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
