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Bonne of Bourbon
Countess consort of Savoy
Tenure1355 – 1383
Born1341
Died19 January 1402 (aged 60–61)
Château de Mâcon
SpouseAmadeus VI of Savoy
IssueAmadeus VII of Savoy
2 died young
FatherPeter I, Duke of Bourbon
MotherIsabella of Valois
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Bonne of Bourbon (1341 – 19 January 1402) was a daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, and Isabella of Valois and hence a sister of Joanna of Bourbon.

She became engaged to Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy as part of the Treaty of Paris (1355), which included a dowry of three thousand florins per year.[1] She married Amadeus in September of 1355 in Paris.[2] Immediately after their wedding, her husband had to return to his army, still engaged in the Hundred Years' War.[3]

She and Amadeus had three children:

  • daughter, born 1358, died after a few weeks[4]
  • Amadeus VII of Savoy (March 1360[4] – November 1, 1391). He married Bonne of Berry (1365–1435), daughter of Duke John of Berry and a niece of Bonne of Bourbon.
  • Louis of Savoy, born late 1364, died before the end of the year[5]

In 1366, when her husband left on a crusade to Bulgaria, he named her as regent of Savoy for the duration of his absence, to be advised by his council.[6] In 1367, James, lord of Piedmont, a cousin of Amadeus, died. There was a dispute over his inheritance between his eldest son, Philip and his widow, Margaret of Beaujeu, representing the interests of her young sons, Amadeus and Louis. Bonne, acting as regent, was only able to keep them from open war. She was not able to settle the dispute, and Philip wound up going to Amadeus in Venice to try to get resolution.[7]

She greatly enjoyed the Alpine mountain lakes of Savoy, and worked to make sure the castles she stayed in had good views of the lakes.[3] In 1371, she oversaw the building of the chateau at Ripaille, seeking to build a manor which would more easily accommodate the larger court of the Count. The new chateau had large windows overlooking Lake Geneva.[8] She was a great patron of music, and was known for her own skill on the harp.[9]

In July of 1382, cash was running low for her husband's ongoing wars in Italy, so she sold some of her jewelry for more than 400 florins to help him re-equip.[10]

Bonne died at the Château de Mâcon.

Ancestry

Family of Bonne of Bourbon
16. Louis IX of France
8. Robert, Count of Clermont
17. Marguerite of Provence
4. Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
18. John of Burgundy
9. Beatrix of Bourbon
19. Agnes of Dampierre
2. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
20. John I of Avesnes
10. John II, Count of Holland
21. Adelaide of Holland
5. Mary of Avesnes
22. Henry V of Luxembourg
11. Philippa of Luxembourg
23. Marguerite of Bar
1. Bonne of Bourbon
24. Louis IX of France (= 16)
12. Philip III of France
25. Marguerite of Provence (= 17)
6. Charles of Valois
26. James I of Aragon
13. Isabella of Aragon
27. Violant of Hungary
3. Isabella of Valois
28. Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol
14. Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol
29. Matilda of Brabant
7. Mahaut of Châtillon
30. John II, Duke of Brittany
15. Marie of Brittany
31. Beatrice of England

References

  • Cox, Eugene L. (1967). The Green Count of Savoy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. LCCN 67-11030.
  • Echols, Anne; Williams, Marty (1992). An Annotated Index of Medieval Women. Markus Weiner Publishing Inc.
  1. ^ Cox 1967, p. 105.
  2. ^ Echols 1992, p. 92.
  3. ^ a b Cox 1967, p. 119.
  4. ^ a b Cox 1967, p. 145.
  5. ^ Cox 1967, p. 187.
  6. ^ Cox 1967, p. 206.
  7. ^ Cox 1967, p. 236-237,242-243.
  8. ^ Cox 1967, p. 287-289.
  9. ^ Cox 1967, p. 288.
  10. ^ Cox 1967, p. 332.
Preceded by Countess of Savoy
1355–1383 		Succeeded by

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