Archambault VIII. (Bourbon)
Archambault VIII (* 1189 ; † 1242 ) from the family of the lords of Dampierre-sur-l'Aube was lord of Bourbon-l'Archambault .
He was the eldest son of Guy II. De Dampierre and Mahaut I de Bourbon , the heiress of Bourbon.
In 1215 King Philip II of August appointed him royal governor in Auvergne . His father had already held this office after he had subjugated Count Guido II of Auvergne in 1213 . In 1223 Archambault was also appointed a connétable of the Auvergne, with which he was entrusted with the military leadership there. In 1230 he had to give up these offices again after Count William X had got his lands back and the crown land in the Auvergne ( terre royale d'Auvergne ) was entrusted to a royal seneschal for administration.
Archambault VIII married Guigone de Forez for the first time in 1205 , and Béatrice de Montluçon for the second , attested in 1215.
He had four children, two from each marriage:
- Archambault IX. († 1249), ⚭ 1228 Yolande von Châtillon († 1254), Countess of Nevers , Auxerre and Tonnerre , daughter of Guido I. Count of Saint-Pol ( House of Châtillon )
- Marguerite († April 12, 1256 in Provins ), 1253–56 regent of Champagne and Navarre; ⚭ 1232 Theobald IV. († 1253), Count of Champagne , 1234 as Theobald I, King of Navarre ( House Blois )
- Marie (* probably 1220, † 1274), ⚭ 1240 Johann I. Count von Dreux , Count von Braine ( House of France-Dreux )
- Béatrice (Agnès), attested in 1281; ⚭ Béraud de Mercœur
Archambault VIII should not be confused with Archambault of Bourbon, his maternal grandfather and son of Archambault VII , who died in 1169 and thus a few years before his father, who is attested in 1171, which is why there are some irritations in the census here.
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| SURNAME | Archambault VIII. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Bourbon-l'Archambault |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1189 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1242 |