Bonne of Artois

Bonne of Artois (1396 17 September 1425, Dijon) was Countess consort of Nevers by marriage to Philip II, Count of Nevers, and Duchess consort of Burgundy by marriage to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of the County of Nevers during the minority of her son from 1415 until 1424.[1]

Bonne of Artois
Duchess consort of Burgundy
Tenure1424–1425
Born1396
Died17 September 1425 (28–29)
Dijon
Spouse
    (m. 1413; died 1415)
      (m. 1424)
      IssueCharles I, Count of Nevers
      John II, Count of Nevers
      HouseArtois
      FatherPhilip of Artois, Count of Eu
      MotherMarie of Berry

      Life

      She was the daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, and Marie of Berry, daughter of John, Duke of Berry.

      Countess of Nevers

      She married first at Beaumont-en-Artois on 20 June 1413, to Philip II, Count of Nevers.[2] He was son of Philip the Bold and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders.

      Philip was killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, against the English king Henry V, who won the battle against Charles d'Albret and Charles VI of France.

      Regent

      Their eldest son Charles succeeded as Count of Nevers. However, due to the child's minority, Bonne acted as regent from 1415 until 1424.[1] She succeeded her aunt Jeanne d'Artois as Mademoiselle de Dreux and as Dame de Houdain.

      Duchess of Burgundy

      After Philip's death, Bonne married his nephew Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, on 30 November 1424 at Moulins-les-Engelbert.[3] His first marriage to Michelle of Valois had produced no surviving issue and she had died young, so Philip married Bonne.

      Bonne is sometimes confused with Philip's biological aunt, also named Bonne of Burgundy (1379–1399) in part due to the papal dispensation required for the marriage which made no distinction between a marital aunt and a biological aunt.

      The marriage of Bonne and Philip lasted little over a year and produced no surviving children.[3] Bonne died on 15 September 1425 in Dijon.[3]

      Issue

      She had two sons:

      Ancestry

      References

      1. Anne Curry, The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations, (The Boydell Press, 2002), 344.
      2. Jules Michelet, Louis XI Et Charles Le Téméraire, ed. E. Renault, (Clarendon Press, 1907), 104.
      3. Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy, (The Boydell Press, 2010), 8.
      Bonne of Artois
      Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
      Born: 1396 Died: 17 September 1425
      Preceded by
      Michelle of Valois
      Duchess consort of Burgundy
      30 November 1424 – 17 September 1425
      Succeeded by
      Isabella of Portugal
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