BOURBON, PIERRE I, 2E DUC DE

(2nd duke of) born c. 1311 died 1356, Poitiers, Fr. duke of Bourbon (from 1342), diplomat and governor during the reigns of Philip VI and John II of France. After campaigns in Brittany (134143), he was made governor of the Languedoc. He subsequently negotiated numerous treaties and was made lieutenant general of Bourbonnais, Auvergne, Berry, and Marche. He fought at the Battle of Poitiers (1356).