Bonne of Berry

Bonne of Berry
Countess of Savoy Countess of Armagnac
Spouse	Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac
Issue
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy Bonne of Savoy Joan of Savoy John IV, Count of Armagnac Bonne, Duchess of Orléans Barnard, Count of Pardiac Anne, Countess of Dreux Jeanne of Armagnac Béatrix of Armagnac
House	House of Valois
Father	John, Duke of Berry
Mother	Joanna of Armagnac
Born	1362 or 1365
Died	30 December 1435 (aged 69-70) Carlat

Bonne of Berry (1362/1365 - 30 December 1435) was the daughter of John, Duke of Berry and Joanna of Armagnac. Through her father, she was a granddaughter of John II of France.

Contents 1 First marriage 2 Second marriage 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 Sources

First marriage

Her first married was to Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy. Their marriage contract is dated 7 May 1372 and they married in 18 January 1377, but she wouldn't arrive in Savoy until 1381.^[1] They had the following children:

• Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383–1439); married Mary of Burgundy.
• Bonne of Savoy (1388-1432); married Louis of Piedmont.
• Joan of Savoy (unknown-1460; married Giangiacomo Paleologo, marquis of Montferrat.

After Amadeus' death in 1391, a regency dispute over their son Amadeus VIII ensued after her husband passed over Bonne in favor of his mother Bonne of Bourbon. This conflict would only be resolved by an agreement, signed on 8 May 1393.

Second marriage

Her second marriage was to Bernard VII of Armagnac. Their marriage contract is dated on 2 December 1393.^[2] They had the following children:

• John IV of Armagnac (1396–1450); married (1) Blanche of Brittany (2) Isabella d' Évreux
• Marie (1397), died young.
• Bonne d'Armagnac (1393–1435); married Charles, Duke of Orléans.
• Bernard d'Armagnac, Count of Pardiac (1400–1462); married Eleanor of Bourbon-La Marche.
• Anne of Armagnac (1402 - before 1473); married Charles II of Albret.
• Joan of Armagnac(1403), died young.
• Beatrice of Armagnac (1406), died young.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bonne of Berry

16. Charles of Valois               8. Philip VI of France                       17. Marguerite of Anjou and Maine               4. John II of France                             18. Robert II, Duke of Burgundy               9. Joan of Burgundy                       19. Agnes of France               2. John, Duke of Berry                                   20. Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor               10. John I of Bohemia                       21. Margaret of Brabant               5. Bonne of Bohemia                             22. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia               11. Elisabeth of Bohemia                       23. Judith of Habsburg               1. Bonne of Berry                                         24. Geraud VI of Armagnac               12. Bernard VI of Armagnac                       25. Mathe de Béarn               6. John I of Armagnac                             26. Henri II, Comte de Rodez               13. Cecile de Rodez                       27. Mascarose de Comminges               3. Joanna of Armagnac                                   28. Robert, Count of Clermont               14. Jean de Clermont                       29. Beatrice of Burgundy               7. Beatrice of Clermont                             30. Renaud, Seigneur de Dargies               15. Jeanne de Dargies

References

Sources

• Crawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands: France, Capetian Kings". http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAPET.htm#BonneBerrydied1435. Retrieved 13 December 2009. 

Preceded by Bonne of Bourbon

Countess of Savoy 1383–1391

Succeeded by Mary of Burgundy

Persondata
Name	Bonne of Berry
Alternative names	Countess of Savoy (noble title)
Short description	French noble woman
Date of birth	1362 or 1365
Place of birth
Date of death	December 30, 1435
Place of death	Carlat, Cantal, France