John III, Count of Auvergne

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John III of Auvergne (1467 – 28 March 1501), Count of Auvergne, was the son of Bertrand VI of Auvergne and Louise de La Tremoille (1432 – 10 April 1474), Dame de Boussac, the daughter of Georges de la Trémoille. He was the last in the line of Counts of Auvergne and Boulogne from the La Tour d'Auvergne family.

[edit] Family and children

He married on 11 January 1495 Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendome, daughter of Jean II of Vendôme and Isabelle, Dame de la Roche sur Yon. They had two daughters:

1. Anne, married John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany.
2. Madeleine, married Lorenzo II, Duke of Urbino.

Preceded by Bertrand VI

Count of Auvergne 1494–1501

Succeeded by Anne