John of Burgundy (Bourbon)
John of Burgundy (French: Jean de Bourgogne ; * 1231 ; † September 29, 1268 ) was a Count of Charolais and Lord of Bourbon . He was a younger son of Duke Hugo IV of Burgundy and the Yolande von Dreux.
Johann married Agnes († 1288) in February 1248 , the heir to Archambault IX. of Bourbon from the House of Dampierre . After the death of his sister-in-law Mathilde in 1262, Johann became lord of Bourbon by virtue of his wife ( iure uxoris ).
With his wife, Johann had a daughter, Beatrix († 1310), who was to assume both paternal and maternal inheritance. She was married in 1272 to the royal Prince Robert , Count of Clermont . Both were the ancestors of the Capetian Bourbon dynasty.
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| SURNAME | John of Burgundy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John of Bourbon; John of Charolais |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Charolais and Lord of Bourbon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1231 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1268 |