Louis de Bourbon, called the Good (1337 – 1410, Montlucon

Montluçon

Montluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's préfecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais...

), son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois, was the third Duke of Bourbon

Duke of Bourbon

Duke of Bourbon is a title in the peerage of France. It was created in the first half of the 14th century for the eldest son of Robert of France, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the lordship of Bourbon...

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Duke Louis is reported to have been somewhat mentally unstable, a trait of nervous breakdowns presumably hereditary that showed clearly for example in his sister Joanna of Bourbon

Joanna of Bourbon

Joanna of Bourbon was consort to Charles V of France.Born in Vincennes, Joanna was a daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon and Isabella of Valois, a half-sister of Philip VI of France as the daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.-Family:Joanna gave birth to nine...

, the queen, and already in their father, Duke Peter, and in their grandfather, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon

Louis I, Duke of Bourbon

Louis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:...

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The teenage Louis inherited the duchy from his father Duke Peter I

Peter I, Duke of Bourbon

Peter I of Bourbon was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death.Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Mary of Avesnes....

 after his death in the Battle of Poitiers

Battle of Poitiers (1356)

The Battle of Poitiers was fought between the Kingdoms of England and France on 19 September 1356 near Poitiers, resulting in the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War: Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt....

 in 1356.

On August 19, 1371, he married Anna of Auvergne (1358–1417), Countess of Forez

Forez

Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire département and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements....

 and a daughter of Beraud II, Dauphin of Auvergne

Dauphin of Auvergne

Dauphin d'Auvergne, or in Occitan Dalfi d'Alvernha was Count of Clermont and Montferrand , troubadour and patron of troubadours. He was born c. 1150 and died in 1234 or 1235...

, and his wife the Countess of Forez

Forez

Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire département and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements....

, and they had four children:

1. Catherine of Bourbon (b. 1378), d. young
2. John of Bourbon
   John I, Duke of Bourbon
   Jean de Bourbon was Duke of Bourbon, from 1410 to his death and Duke of Auvergne since 1416. He was the eldest son of Louis II and Anna d'Auvergne...
   
    (1381–1434), Duke of Bourbon
3. Louis of Bourbon (1388 – 1404), Sieur de Beaujeu
   Beaujeu, Rhône
   Beaujeu is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies between Mâcon and Lyon.Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region of Beaujolais , a former province of France of which it is the historical capital...
   
   
4. Isabelle of Bourbon (1384 – aft. 1451)

In 1390, Duke Louis launched a crusade against the Hafsids of Tunis

Tunis

Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

, in conjunction with the Genoese

Republic of Genoa

The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....

. Its objective was to suppress piracy

Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...

 based in the city of Mahdia

Mahdia

Mahdia is a provincial centre north of Sfax. It is important for the associated fish-processing industry, as well as weaving. It is the capital of Mahdia Governorate.- History :...

, but the siege

Siege of Mahdia

The Mahdian Crusade, also called the Barbary Crusade or Crusade of Barbary, was a Franco-Genoese military expedition in 1390 that led to the siege of Mahdia, then a pirate stronghold in Tunisia...

 was unsuccessful.

Ancestors

Louis's ancestors in three generations

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon	Father: Peter I, Duke of Bourbon Peter I, Duke of Bourbon Peter I of Bourbon was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death.Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Mary of Avesnes....	Paternal Grandfather: Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Louis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:...	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Robert, Count of Clermont Robert, Count of Clermont Robert of France was made Count of Clermont in 1268. He was son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence...
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Beatrix of Bourbon
		Paternal Grandmother: Mary of Avesnes Mary of Avesnes Marie of Hainaut was the daughter of John II, Count of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg, her brother was William I, Count of Hainaut.- Family :...	Paternal Great-Grandfather: John II, Count of Holland John II, Count of Holland John II of Avesnes was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland.-History:John II was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to his death, succeeding his grandmother, Margaret II...
			Paternal Great-Grandmother: Philippa of Luxembourg Philippa of Luxembourg Philippa of Luxembourg was the daughter of Count Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife Marguerite of Bar. She married John II, Count of Holland...
	Mother: Isabella of Valois Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon or Isabella of France , was a French noblewoman, and a daughter of Charles of Valois by his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon. She was the wife of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon...	Maternal Grandfather: Charles of Valois Charles of Valois Charles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...	Maternal Great-Grandfather: Philip III of France Philip III of France Philip III , called the Bold , was the King of France, succeeding his father, Louis IX, and reigning from 1270 to 1285. He was a member of the House of Capet.-Biography:...
			Maternal Great-Grandmother: Isabella of Aragon Isabella of Aragon Isabella of Aragon , infanta of Aragon, was, by marriage, Queen consort of France in the Middle Ages from 1270 to 1271.-Life:...
		Maternal Grandmother: Mahaut of Châtillon Mahaut of Chatillon Mahaut of Châtillon was the daughter of Guy III of Châtillon and Marie of Brittany. Her maternal grandmother was Beatrice of England, Beatrice was a daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.- Marriage :...	Maternal Great-grandfather: Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol Guy III of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol , French nobleman, was the son of Guy II of Châtillon and Matilda of Brabant....
			Maternal Great-Grandmother: Marie of Brittany

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