 Stone statue of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon in the abbey church of Souvigny (1401 – 4 December 1456, Château de Moulins) oldest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie de Berry, duchesse d'Auvergne; was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired control of the duchy more than eighteen years before his father's death. In 1425, Charles renewed his earlier betrothal by marrying Agnes of Burgundy (1407–1476), daughter of John the Fearless. Charles served with distinction in the Royal army during the Hundred Years' War, while nevertheless maintaining a truce with his brother-in-law and otherwise enemy, Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. Both dukes were reconciled and signed an alliance by 1440. He was present at the coronation of Charles VII where he fulfilled the function of a peer and conferred knighthood. Despite this service, he took part in the " Praguerie" (a revolt by the French nobles against Charles VII) in 1439–1440. When the revolt collapsed, he was forced to beg for mercy from the King, and was stripped of some of his lands. He died on his estates in 1456. ChildrenCharles and Agnes had eleven children: - Philip of Bourbon (1430–1440), Lord of Beaujeu
- Jacques of Bourbon (1445–1468, Bruges), Count of Montpensier. Unmarried
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