Bertrand V of La Tour
| Bertrand V of La Tour | |
|---|---|
| Lord of La Tour | |
| Reign | 1423-1461 |
| Predecessor | Bertrand IV |
| Successor | Bertrand VI |
| Count of Auvergne and Boulogne | |
| Reign | 1437-1461 |
| Predecessor | Marie I |
| Successor | Bertrand VI |
| Born | c. 1400 |
| Died | 20th of March 1461 |
| Spouse | Jacquette du Peschin |
| Issue | Bertrand Isabelle Godefroi Gabrielle Louise |
| House | House of La Tour d'Auvergne |
| Father | Bertrand IV of La Tour |
| Mother | Marie I |
Bertrand V (c. 1400 – 20 March 1461) was lord of La Tour from 1423 and count of Auvergne and Boulogne from 1437 until his death.
Life
[edit]In 1423, Bertrand succeeded his father, Bertrand IV, as lord of La Tour.[1]
In 1437, Bertrand succeeded his mother, Marie I, as count of Auvergne and Boulogne.[2]
Bertrand died on 20 March 1461. His first-born son, Bertrand VI, succeeded him in his titles.[2]
Family and issue
[edit]In 1416, Betrand married Jacquette du Peschin, daughter of Louis, lord of Peschin, and Yseul of Sens-Beaujeu.[2] Jacquette died after her husband, in 1473.[3] They had six children:
- Bertrand (1417 - 1497), count of Auvergne and Boulogne;[2]
- Gabrielle (c. 1420 - 1474), married in 1442 with Louis de Bourbon, count of Montpensier and dauphin of Auvergne;[3]
- Isabelle (d. 1488), married in 1450 to William, Viscount of Limoges, and in 1457 to Amanieu of Albret;[2]
- Louise (d. 1469), married in 1456 to Jean de Créquy;[2]
- Blanche (d. 1472), abbess of Cusset;[2]
- Godfrey (d. 1469), lord of Montgascon.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne". Genealogy.EU".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre troisième, page 87 et seq".
- ^ a b "Preuves de l'Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, tome II, Livre 1, Extrait de l'ancien obitoire, pag. 650".
- ^ "Preuves de l'Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, tome II, Livre 1, pag. 202".
