Robert of France (1256 – February 7 1317) was made Count of Clermont in 1256. He was son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. In 1272, Robert married Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of Bourbon and had the following issue:

• Louis I, le Boiteux (1279-1342), first Duke of Bourbon
• Blanche (1281-1304), married Robert VII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne
• John, Baron of Charolais (1283-1316)
• Mary, Prioress of Poissy (1285-1372)
• Peter, a priest (b.1287)
• Margaret (1289-1309), married John I, Marquis of Namur

Robert is considered the founder of the House of Bourbon, a family which, with passing of centuries came to govern as Kings of France (1589 - 1850) and Kings of Spain (1700 – to present day).

See also: Dukes of Bourbon family tree – French monarchs family tree