Anne of Auvergne Dauphine of Auvergne and Countess of Forez [44583] ¹²⁷

  General Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Auvergne

  Noted events in her life were:

• Acceded: Countess of Forez, 15 May 1372. was Dauphine of Auvergne and Countess of Forez as well as Dame de Mercoeur in her own right and was Duchess of Bourbon by her marriage.

On 15 May 1372, Anne's uncle, John Count of Forez, died leaving no children. Anne was his heir, as all of John's siblings had died including Anne's mother Jeanne and she had been the only one to leave a child, namely Anne. At the time of her accession, Anne was still only a minor (aged fourteen) so her grandmother, Joan of Clermont, acted as regent until Anne reached her majority, at which time she ruled together with Louis.

Anne married Louis II the Good de Bourbon Duke of Bourbonnais [11875] [MRIN: 5426], son of Peter I de Bourbon Duke of Bourbonnais [11491] and Isabella de Valois [11492], on 4 Jul 1368. (Louis II the Good de Bourbon Duke of Bourbonnais [11875] was born on 4 Aug 1337 and died on 19 Aug 1410.)

  Marriage Notes:

Anne was betrothed to her cousin Louis when she was ten years old. The marriage contract was signed at Montbrison on 4 July 1368 and the pair were married in person at Ardes in January 1370. Due to the fact that the couple were cousins, a papal dispensation was required; this was granted to them by the Pope on 15 September 1370.[