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The
counts of Nevers
were the rulers of the
County of Nevers
, in France, The territory became a
duchy
in the peerage of France in 1539 under the
dukes of Nevers
.
History
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The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the
Duchy of Burgundy
. The counts also held the
County of Auxerre
in the 11th and 12th centuries, and the county was held by the
count of Flanders
and then the duke of Burgundy again in the 14th century.
In 1539, it became a duchy in the
peerage of France
. For a time, it was held by a
cadet branch
of the
House of Gonzaga
. This branch inherited the
Duchy of Mantua
from the senior Gonzaga line (when it became extinct in 1627) and ruled Mantua until 1708, when the branch died out in the male line.
Charles IV Gonzaga
sold the duchies of Nevers and
Rethel
in 1659 to
Cardinal Mazarin
. His family held the duchy of Nevers until the
French Revolution
.
Counts of Nevers
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- Otto-Henry
(c.973?987;
Duke of Burgundy
, 965?1002)
- Otto-William
(987?992;
Duke of Burgundy
(contender), 1002?1004)
- Landry de Nevers
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(992?1028)
- Renaud I
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1031?1040)
- William I
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1040?1083)
- Renaud II
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1083?1097)
- William II
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1097?1148)
- William III
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1148?1161)
- William IV
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1161?1168)
- Guy
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1168?1175)
- William V
(also
Count of Auxerre
, 1175?1181)
- Agnes I
(1181?1192)
- Matilda I
(1192?1257)
- Matilda II
(also
Countess of Auxerre
, 1257?1262)
- Yolande II
(1262?1280)
- Louis I
(1280?1322), son of Yolande II and Robert III
- Louis II
(also
Count of Flanders
, 1322?1346)
- Louis III
(also
Count of Flanders
, 1346?1384) (on his death, the title passed directly to his grandson John, although John's mother
Margaret
,
Countess of Flanders
, and her husband
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
received other titles)
- John I
(1384?1404; John the Fearless,
Duke of Burgundy
, 1404?1419)
- Philip II
(1404?1415), younger brother of John the Fearless
- Charles I
(1415?1464)
- John II
(1464?1491)
- Engelbert
(1491?1506)
- Charles II
(1506?1521)
- Francois I
(1521-1539)
Dukes of Nevers
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In 1539 the county of Nevers was raised to a duchy.
- Francois I
(1539?1561) (His mother,
Marie of Albret
(d. 1549), widow of Charles II, also took the title in 1539, even though it was her son and his wife who became the actual duke and duchess.)
- Francois II
(1561?1563)
- Jacques
(1563?1564), his brother
- Henriette of Cleves
(1564?1601), his sister
- Charles III
(1595?1637), also
Duke of Mantua
(1627?1637)
- Charles IV
(1637?1659), also
Duke of Mantua
(1637?1665), sold the Duchies of Nevers and
Rethel
in 1659 to Cardinal Mazarin
- Cardinal Mazarin
(1659?1661)
- Philippe Jules Mancini
(1661?1707), his nephew
- Philip Julius Francis Mancini
(1707?1768)
- Louis-Jules Mancini
(1768?1798)
Sources
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- Antonetti, Guy (2000). "Les Princes Etrangers". In Bardet, Jean-Pierre (ed.).
Etat et societe en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles
(in French). Presses l'Universite de Paris-Sorbonne.
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