Person:James II, Count of La Marche (1)

Jacques II de Bourbon, comte de la Marche et de Castres
b.1370
m. 1364
  1. Jacques II de Bourbon, comte de la Marche et de Castres1370 - 1438
  2. Louis _____, Count of Vendôme1376 - 1446
  3. Anne de BourbonAbt 1380 - 1408
  4. Charlotte de Bourbon-La Marche1388 - 1422
  5. Jean de Bourbon - Bef 1458
  6. Isabelle de Bourbon
  7. Marie de BourbonAbt 1391 - Aft 1463
m. 14 Sep 1406
  1. Eleanor of Bourbon-La Marche - Aft 1463
  2. Isabelle de Bourbon
  3. Marie de Bourbon1410 -
m. 10 Aug 1415
Facts and Events
Name Jacques II de Bourbon, comte de la Marche et de Castres
Alt Name James II _____, Count of La Marche
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1370 House of Bourbon-La Marche
Marriage Contract 15 Aug 1405 to Infanta doña Beatriz de Navarra
Marriage 14 Sep 1406 Pamplona, Navarra, Navarra, Spainto Infanta doña Beatriz de Navarra
Marriage 10 Aug 1415 to Giovanna II _____, di Napoli
Death[1][2] 24 Sep 1438 Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
Burial[2] Besançon, Doubs, Francecouvent des Cordelières Sainte-Claire
Reference Number? Q249642?


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James II of Bourbon-La Marche (1370 – 1438 in Besançon) was count of La Marche. He was captured at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396, later being ransomed. In 1403, James led an attack on English soil and burned Plymouth. He married Joanna of Naples in 1415, and was largely unpopular being imprisoned then forced to leave the kingdom of Naples in 1419. James relinquished his titles and became a monk in 1435. He died in 1438.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 James II, Count of La Marche, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 JACQUES (II) de Bourbon, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.