William XII of Auvergne
French count
William XII of Auvergne (c. 1304–1332) was Count of Auvergne and Count of Boulogne between 1325 and 1332. He was the eldest son of Robert VII of Auvergne and Blanche of Bourbon, daughter of Robert, Count of Clermont.
William married Margaret of Évreux (1307–1351), daughter of Louis, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois. William died in 1332.
William and Margaret had:
Joan, his successor and Queen consort of France by her marriage to King John II.
References
Sources
Le Bel, Jean (2011). The True Chronicles of Jean Le Bel, 1290-1360. Translated by Bryant, Nigel. Boydell & Brewer.
La Popelinière, Lancelot-Voisin (2011).
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