Archambaud IX of Bourbon (died 15 January 1249), called "''Le Jeune''" ("The Young"), was a ruler (sire) of
Bourbonnais
The Bourbonnais (; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Borbonés'') was a Provinces of France, historic province in the centre of France that corresponds to the modern ''département in France, département'' of Allier, along with part of the ''dépar ...
in the modern region of
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France.
As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
,
France
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.
He was the son of
Archambaud VIII of Bourbon
Archambaud VIII of Bourbon, nicknamed ''the Great'' (1189–1242), was a ruler (''sire'') of Bourbonnais in the modern region of Auvergne, France. His parents were Guy II of Dampierre and Mathilde of Bourbon.
Archambaud’s first wife was Alix ...
. He married
Yolande I, Countess of Nevers
Yolande I, Countess of Nevers (died 1254), was the daughter of Guy II, Count of Saint-Pol and Agnès de Donzy. She was the heiress of her grandmother Matilda I, but died before her.
She married Archambaud IX of Bourbon (d. 1249) and had the foll ...
. They had:
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Matilda II, Countess of Nevers
Matilda II, Countess of Nevers (1234/35–1262), also known as Maud of Dampierre or Mathilda II of Bourbon, was a sovereign Countess of Nevers, Countess of Auxerre, Countess of Tonnerre.
Matilda was a daughter of Archambaud IX of Bourbon a ...
(d. 1262)
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Agnes, Lady of Bourbon (1237 – 7 September 1288); married
Jean of Burgundy, Count of Charolais, the son of
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV (9 March 1213 – 27 or 30 October 1272) was Duke of Burgundy from 1218 and titular King of Thessalonica from 1266 until his death in 1272. Hugh was the son of Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, and Alice de Vergy.
Issue
Hugh married twice, fir ...
.
He died in
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
on 15 January 1249 ''en route'' to Egypt in support of the
Seventh Crusade
The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France. Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, it aimed to reclaim the Holy Land by attacking Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Nea ...
.
See also
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House of Dampierre
The House of Dampierre played an important role during the Middle Ages. Named after Dampierre, Aube, Dampierre, in the Champagne region, where members first became prominent, members of the family were later Count of Flanders, Count of Nevers, Cou ...
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1249 deaths
House of Dampierre
Christians of the Seventh Crusade
Year of birth unknown
13th-century French nobility
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