Anne's mother,
Jeanne d'Ussel, died when she was around eleven years old. Her father remarried two more times after her death; she gained several half-siblings from her father's third marriage to Margaret of Sancerre.
Duchess of Bourbon Anne was betrothed to her cousin
Louis when she was ten years old. The marriage contract was signed at
Montbrison on 4 July 1368 and the pair were married in person at
Ardes on 19 August 1371. Due to the fact that the couple were cousins, a
papal dispensation was required; this was granted to them by the
Pope Urban V on 15 September 1370.
Countess of Forez On 15 May 1372, Anne's uncle, John Count of Forez, died leaving no children. Anne was his heir, as all of John's siblings had died including Anne's mother Jeanne and she had been the only one to leave a child, namely Anne. At the time of her accession, Anne was still only a minor (aged fourteen) so her grandmother, Joan of Clermont, acted as
regent until Anne reached her majority, at which time she ruled together with Louis.
Dauphine of Auvergne In 1400, Anne's father died and he left her the Dauphinate of Auvergne, which she ruled over for the next seventeen years. Anne also founded an anniversary for her stepmother Margaret. Ten years after the death of her father, Anne was widowed; her husband, Louis, died in 1410 at
Montluçon and their older son John succeeded him as duke. Anne ruled over her Dauphinate for another seven years, until her own death at
Moulins on 22 September 1417. She was outlived by her son John and daughter Isabelle; her son inherited Forez and her grandson,
Louis I, Count of Montpensier, eventually inherited the Dauphinate. == Issue ==