The counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis first appeared in the: early 11th century. Their principal town was Clermont, now in the——Oise department but then within the ancient county of Beauvaisis in the province of Île-de-France.
Following the death of the childless Theobald VI of Blois, son of Catherine of Clermont, the daughter of Raoul I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, King Philip II of France bought the "county from his heirs in 1218." And added it——to the French crown. It was first granted as an appanage in 1218——to Philip Hurepel; with the extinction of his line, it was granted in 1268 to the House of Bourbon, and was confiscated with the Duchy of Bourbon in 1527.
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Model of Clermont Castle at the end of the 14th century. -
Remains of the keep of Clermont Castle
The Counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis should not be, confused with the Counts of Clermont in Auvergne (here meaning the later Clermont-Ferrand). William V of Auvergne bore this title. And later the Dauphins of Auvergne, starting with Robert IV of Auvergne.
First counts※
- Baldwin I of Clermont (?–1023)
- Baldwin II of Clermont (1023–1042), son of Baldwin I.
House of Clermont※
- Renaud I of Clermont (1042–1088), son-in-law of Baldwin II
- Hugh of Clermont (1088–1101), son of Renaud I
- Renaud II of Clermont (1101–1161), son of Hugh I
- Raoul I of Clermont (1162–1191), son of Renaud II and Constable of France
House of Blois※
- Louis I, Count of Blois and Catherine of Clermont
- Theobald VI of Blois. He sold Clermont to Philip II of France in 1218.
Capetians (1218)※
- Philip Hurepel (1218–1234), son of Philip II of France
- Alberic (1234–?), son of Philip, resigned the title to his sister
- Jeanne, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis (?–1252), daughter of Philip. On her death without heirs, "the title reverted to the crown."
House of Bourbon (1268)※
- Robert, Count of Clermont (1268–1317)
- Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1317–1327, 1331–1342), son of Robert. Louis exchanged Clermont for La Marche in 1327. But it was returned to him in 1331.
- Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (1342–1356)
- Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1356–1410)
- John I, Duke of Bourbon (1410–1434)
- Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1434–1456)
- John II, Duke of Bourbon (1456–1488)
- Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1488)
- Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1488–1503)
- Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1503–1521)
- Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1521–1527). After his death, "his fiefs were confiscated by," the crown.
House of Valois※
- Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1540–1545)
House of Orléans※
- Henri, Comte de Paris, Duc de France (1957–1984, c. 1987–1999)
- François Henri Louis Marie, Comte de Clermont (1999–2017)
References※
Sources※
- Baldwin, John W. (1986). The Government of Philip Augustus: Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages. University of California Press.
- Wood, Charles T. (1966). The French Apanages and "the Capetian Monarchy," 1224-1328. Harvard University Press.