Robert VII of Auvergne
Robert VII | |
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 A statue of Robert in portal of the Chartreuse Notre-Dame des Prés which he founded | |
| Count of Auvergne and Boulogne | |
| Reign | 1317-1325 |
| Predecessor | Robert VI of Auvergne |
| Successor | William XII of Auvergne |
| Born | c. 1282 |
| Died | 1325 |
| Buried | Church of Bouschet-Vauluisant, Yronde-et-Buron |
| Noble family | House of Auvergne |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche of Clermont Marie of Dampierre |
| Issue | William John Guy Godfrey Mahaut |
| Father | Robert VI of Auvergne |
| Mother | Beatrice of Montgascon |
Robert VII of Auvergne (c. 1282 – 13 October 1325) was count of Auvergne and Boulogne from 1317 until his death.
Life
[edit]In 1297, Robert fought alongside the King of France, Philip IV, and his father, Robert VI of Auvergne in the Franco-Flemish War. He participated in the battle inside of the walls of Courtrai on the 11th of July 1302.[1] According to Étienne Baluze, Robert fleed the battle together with other nobles,[1] but other chroniclers disagree.[2] Robert also took part in the following Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle, in 1304.[2]
In 1314, his father designated his wife, Beatrice of Montgascon, as his only heir.[3] She later designated Robert as her heir in her own testament.[3]
His father probably died in 1317, the year after which he does not appear in any document.[2] So Robert succeeded his father as count of Auvergne and Boulogne.
Robert died on the 13th of October 1325.[4] He was succeeded by his son William.[5]
Family and issue
[edit]In Paris, the 23rd of June 1303, Robert married Blanche of Clermont († 1304), daughter of Robert, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon.[6] They had only one son:
After Blanche's death in 1304, Robert married Marie of Dampierre, daughter of William I of Termonde and Alice of Clermont-Nestle.[8] They had four children together:
- John († 1386), count of Montfort, Boulogne and Auvergne;[7]
- Guy († 1373), that became Archbishop of Lyon, cardinal and Dean of the College of Cardinals;[7]
- Godfrey († c. 1385), lord of Montgascon and father of Marie I, Countess of Auvergne;[7]
- Mahaut, married in 1334 with Amadeus III of Geneva.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, pag. 69. 1645.
- ^ a b c Baluze, Etienne (1708). "Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre 1, page 109 et seq".
- ^ a b Preuves de l'Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, tome II, Livre 1, page 145 et seq. 1708.
- ^ Baluze, Etienne (1708). "Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre 1, pag. 117".
- ^ Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre II, pag. 67. 1645.
- ^ Preuves de l'Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, tome II, Livre 1, pag. 162. 1708.
- ^ a b c d e Baluze, Etienne (1708). "Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre 1, page 118 et seq".
- ^ Preuves de l'Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, tome II, Livre 1, pag. 155. 1708.
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