Background
Louis was born in Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, the son of Robert, Count of Clermont, and a grandson of King Louis IX of France. Louis" mother was Beatrix of Burgundy, heiress of Bourbon and a granddaughter of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy.
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Louis Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
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He fought on the losing side in the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302) and in the Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle (1304), but managed to escape unharmed. In 1310, he was made Grand Chambrier of France. In 1327, Charles IV of France persuaded him to exchange the County of Clermont for that of Louisiana Marche, and elevated Bourbon to a duchy-peerage.
However, Clermont was restored to him by Philip VI of France in 1331.
He belonged to Philip VI"s small circle of trusted advisors. Duke Louis is reported to have been somewhat mentally unstable, in particular suffering from nervous breakdowns.
He was buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris. Patrilineal descent Louis is a supporting character in Les Rois maudits (The Accursed Kings), a series of French historical novels by Maurice Druon.
He was portrayed by Robert Nogaret in the 1972 French miniseries adaptation of the series, and by M. Radecu in the 2005 adaptation.
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France