Robert VII, Count of Auvergne

Robert VII of Auvergne ( 128213 October 1325) was count of Auvergne and Boulogne from 1317 until his death.

Life In 1297, Robert fought alongside the King of France, Philip IV, and his father, Robert VI of Auvergne in the Franco-Flemish War. He participated in the battle inside of the walls of Courtrai on the 11th of July 1302. According to Étienne Baluze, Robert fled the battle together with other nobles, Robert also took part in the following Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle, in 1304. She later designated Robert as her heir in her own testament. He was succeeded by his son William.

Family and issue

In Paris, the 23rd of June 1303, Robert married Blanche of Clermont († 1304), daughter of Robert, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon. They had only one son:

William (c. 1304-1332), count of Boulogne and Auvergne.

After Blanche's death in 1304, Robert married Marie of Dampierre, daughter of William I of Termonde and Alice of Clermont-Nestle. They had four children together:

John († 1386), count of Montfort, Boulogne and Auvergne; Guy († 1373), that became Archbishop of Lyon, cardinal and Dean of the College of Cardinals; Godfrey († c. 1387), lord of Montgascon and father of Marie I, Countess of Auvergne; Mahaut, married in 1334 with Amadeus III of Geneva.