Jeanne d'Ussel, also known as Jeanne de Clermont was countess of Forez, received in inheritance, belonging to the House of Ussel. She was married to Béraud II. Through marriage, Jeanne brought the fiefdom of d’Ussel in Languedoc, and the county of Forez, and eventually became known as "Jeanne de Forez" or "Jeanne de Clermont" in reference to her husband Béraud de Clermont, Dauphin d'Auvergne of the House of Clermont-Tonnerre of the Counts of Clermont-Tonnerre.