Robert of Clermont (1256 – 7 February 1317) was a French prince du sang who was created Count of Clermont in 1268. He was the sixth and last son of King Louis IX (Saint Louis)
Although he played a minor role in his lifetime due to a head injury which left him handicapped at a young age, he had an important dynastic position as the founder of the House of Bourbon,
Marriage and children
In 1272, Robert married Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of Bourbon and had the following issue:
- Louis I, le Boiteux (1279–1341), first Duke of Bourbon.
Written records
Robert is mentioned in the prologue of the Coutumes de Beauvaisis by Philippe de Beaumanoir.
Death
He was buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris.
Depictions in fiction
Robert is a supporting character in Les Rois maudits (The Accursed Kings), a series of French historical novels by Maurice Druon. He was portrayed by Alexandre Rignault in the 1972 French miniseries adaptation of the series, and by Ioan Siminie in the 2005 adaptation.
See also
- Bourbon family tree
- French monarchs family tree