Marche (France)
The Marche is a historical province in central France - today roughly identical to the Creuse department . A distinction is made between the Haute-Marche around Guéret and the Basse-Marche around Bellac . The county was owned by the House of Lusignan before it fell to the Domaine royal in 1308 (finally 1527) .
Counts of La Marche
House Périgord
- 958–988: Boson I. le Vieux ( the old man ) (Count of Périgord ), ⚭ Emma of Périgord
- 988–997: Aldebert I his son (Count of Périgord), ⚭ Almodis of Limoges
- 988-1010: Boson II. His brother (Count of Périgord), ⚭ Almodis
- 1010–1041: Bernard I son of Aldebert I , ⚭ Amélie
- 1047–1088: Aldebert II his son , ⚭ Poncia
- 1088-1091: Boson III. his son
- 1091–1112: Odo I son of Bernard I
House Montgommery
- 1112–1177: Roger de Montgomery married to Almodis, daughter of Aldebert II.
- 1177-1145: Aldebert III. his son
- 1145–1177: Aldebert IV. His son
Aldebert IV sold his rights to Heinrich II Plantagenet for 15,000 livres , 20 warhorses and 20 mules.
House Lusignan
- 1200–1219: Hugo I. Descendant of Count Bernard I, son of Hugo von Lusignan and Orengarde (Lord of Lusignan), ⚭ Mathilde von Angoulême
- 1219–1249: Hugo II. His son (lord of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême ), ⚭ Isabella of Angoulême , widow of the English king Johann Ohneland
- 1249-1250: Hugo III. his son (Lord of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême), ⚭ Jolanda of Bretagne
- 1250–1270: Hugo IV. His son (Lord of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême), ⚭ Johanna von Fougères
- 1270–1303: Hugo V his son (Lord of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême), ⚭ Beatrix of Burgundy
- 1303–1308: Guido I his brother (Lord of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême)
- 1308–1314: Jolanda I his sister (mistress of Lusignan)
After Jolanda's death, King Philip IV annexed their possessions. He gave the county of La Marche as Paragium to his younger son.
Capetians
- 1314-1322: Charles the Beautiful ., 1322 when Charles IV King of France
When he ascended the throne, the county of La Marche became part of the Domaine royal . At Christmas 1327 he gave the county to Louis de Bourbon in exchange for the county of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis .
Bourbons
- 1327–1342: Ludwig I ( the Great ), Duke of Bourbon, ⚭ Maria von Hainaut
- 1341–1362: James I his younger son , ⚭ Jeanne de Châtillon
- 1362–1393: John I his son , ⚭ Catherine de Vendôme
- 1393–1438: Jacob II his son , ⚭ I Béatrice d'Evreux, ⚭ Johanna II. , Queen of Naples
House Lomagne
- 1438–1462: Bernard d'Armagnac Count of Pardiac and La Marche, Duke of Nemours , ⚭ Éléonore de Bourbon, daughter of Jacques II and Béatrice d'Évreux
- 1462–1477: Jacques d'Armagnac , Count of Pardiac and La Marche, Duke of Nemours, participant in the Ligue du Bien public ; ⚭ Louise d'Anjou
- In 1477 Jacques d'Armagnac was convicted of high treason; his property was from King Ludwig XI. moved in. He gave La Marche to his son-in-law Pierre II. De Beaujeu .
Bourbons
- 1477–1503: Pierre II. De Beaujeu , Count of Beaujeu , La Marche, Duke of Bourbon , ⚭ Anne de France
- 1505–1525: Charles de Bourbon-Montpensier , Count of Montpensier , Duke of Bourbon , Count of Beaujeu , La Marche and Forez, Connétable of France , ⚭ Suzanne de Bourbon , daughter of Pierre II and Anne de France
Web links
Commons : Marche - collection of images, videos and audio files