John II of Auvergne

John II (XIV century - 28 September 1404) was count of Auvergne and Boulogne from 1386 until his death.

Life
In 1375, John suffered from an head abscess that caused him frequent fevers. He recovered in the month of September.

In 1384, John took part in his counsin John I of Empùries' war against Peter IV of Aragon.

During that same year, John was poisoned. Popular opinion at the time was that he was poisoned by his brother-in-law Raymond of Turenne (1352-1413), during a feast offered by the cardinal Hugues de Saint-Martial. The poison reportedly caused all his hair and nails to fall off. Despite being cured, he remained troubled by the accident all his life.

On the 22th of March 1386, his father, John I, wrote his testament, citing John, his only male son, as heir. He died two days later, and John succeeded him as count of Auvergne and Boulogne.

John is remember as a bad administrator as he granted most of his lands to his son-in-law, John, Duke of Berry.

On the 26th of July 1394, John wrote his testament, citing his only daughter, Joan, as heir. He also cited his nephew, Antoine of Boulogne, as heir, in case his daughter died. This ended up being unnecessary.

According to Étienne Baluze, John died some time after having written his testament. However, other source claim that he died on the 28th of September 1404, after having left his domains into his daughter's hands.

Family and issue
In 1373, John married Aliénor de Comminges (c. 1350 - 1380), daughter of Raymond II, Count of Comminges and Joan of Comminges. Aliénor had already been married to Bertrand II of L'Isle-Jourdain, who had died without children. She left John around 1380, despising him as a bad administrator. She went to a cousin in Urgell. She also left their only daughter, Joan, with another cousin, Gaston III, Count of Foix, where she remained until her marriage to John of Berry.