William XII of Auvergne
William XII | |
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.png) Seal of William XII's wife, Marguerite dÉvreux | |
| Count of Auvergne and Boulogne | |
| Reign | 1325-1332 |
| Predecessor | Robert VII of Auvergne |
| Successor | Joan I, Countess of Auvergne |
| Born | c. 1304 |
| Died | 1332 |
| Noble family | House of Auvergne |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret of Évreux |
| Issue | Joan I, Countess of Auvergne |
| Father | Robert VII of Auvergne |
| Mother | Blanche of Bourbon |
William XII of Auvergne (1300–1332) was Count of Auvergne and Count of Boulogne between 1325 and 1332. He was the eldest son of Robert VII of Auvergne and Blanche of Bourbon, daughter of Robert, Count of Clermont.[1]
William married Margaret of Évreux (1307–1351), daughter of Louis, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois.[2] William died in 1332.[1]
William and Margaret had:
- Joan,[2] his successor and Queen consort of France by her marriage to King John II.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b La Popelinière 2011, p. 150.
- ^ a b de Venette 1953, p. 313.
- ^ Le Bel 2011, p. 209.
French nobility
Preceded byRobert III and VII
Count of Auvergne and Boulogne 1325–1332
Succeeded byJoan I
Sources
[edit]- Le Bel, Jean (2011). The True Chronicles of Jean Le Bel, 1290-1360. Translated by Bryant, Nigel. Boydell & Brewer.
- La Popelinière, Lancelot-Voisin (2011). Turrel, Denise; Turias, Odette; Rambeaud, Pascal; Souriac, Pierre-Jean (eds.). L'histoire de France (in French). Vol. 1. Librairie Droz S.A.
- de Venette, Jean (1953). Newhall, Richard A. (ed.). The Chronicle of Jean de Venette. Translated by Birdsall, Jean. Columbia University Press.
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