Counts and dukes of Nevers
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
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.
Counts of Nevers
- Otto-Henry (c.973–987; Duke of Burgundy, 965–1002)
- Otto-William (987–992; Duke of Burgundy (contender), 1002–1004)
- Landry de Nevers (992–1028)
- Count of Auxerre, 1031–1040)
- Count of Auxerre, 1040–1083)
- Count of Auxerre, 1083–1097)
- Count of Auxerre, 1097–1148)
- Count of Auxerre, 1148–1161)
- Count of Auxerre, 1161–1168)
- Count of Auxerre, 1168–1175)
- Count of Auxerre, 1175–1181)
- Agnes I (1181–1192)
- Peter II of Courtenay (1184–1192; Latin Emperor, 1216–1217)
- Matilda I (1192–1257)
- Hervé (1199–1223)
- Agnes of Donzy, who married Philip, Dauphin of France, then Guy II of Saint-Pol
- Yolande I, who married Archambaud IX of Bourbon, had Matilda II
- Agnes of Donzy, who married Philip, Dauphin of France, then
- Guigues (1226–1241)
- Hervé (1199–1223)
- Countess of Auxerre, 1257–1262)
- Count of Auxerre, 1257–1262)
- Yolande II(1262–1280)
- John Tristan (1265–1270)
- Robert III (1272–1280); Count of Flanders(1305–1322)
- Louis I (1280–1322), son of Yolande II and Robert III
- Louis II (also Count of Flanders, 1322–1346)
- Philip II, Duke of Burgundyreceived 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)
- François I (1521-1539)
Dukes of Nevers
In 1539 the county of Nevers was raised to a duchy.[1]
- 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.)
- François II (1561–1563)
- Jacques (1563–1564), his brother
- Henriette of Cleves (1564–1601), his sister
- Louis de Gonzague (1566–1595)
- Duke of Mantua(1627–1637)
- Duke of Mantua (1637–1665), sold the Duchies of Nevers and Rethelin 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
- Antonetti, Guy (2000). "Les Princes Etrangers". In Bardet, Jean-Pierre (ed.). Etat et société en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (in French). Presses l'Universite de Paris-Sorbonne.
External links
- ^ Antonetti 2000, p. 39.