James II, Count of La Marche

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James II
Count of La Marche
15th century stained glass depiction of James and his second wife, Queen Joanna II of Naples
Consort of the Neapolitan monarch
Tenure	10 August 1415 – 2 February 1435
Born	1370
Died	1438 (aged 67–68)
Spouses	Beatrice of Navarre, Countess of La Marche ​ ​ (m. 1406, 1407)​ Joanna II of Naples ​ ​ (m. 1415; died 1435)​
Issue	Eleanor, Countess of La Marche, Castres. Duchesse of Nemours.
House	Bourbon
Father	John I, Count of La Marche
Mother	Catherine of Vendôme

James II of Bourbon-La Marche (1370 – 1438 in Besançon) was count of La Marche. He was captured at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396, later being ransomed. In 1403, James led an attack on English soil and burned Plymouth. He married Queen Joanna II of Naples in 1415, and was largely unpopular being imprisoned then forced to leave the kingdom of Naples in 1419. James relinquished his titles and became a monk in 1435. He died in 1438.