Charles II, Count of Nevers

Charles II, Duke of Nevers

Coat-of-arms of Nevers

Died| 1521
Louvre
Noble family| La Marck
Spouse(s)| Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel
Issue| Francis I, Duke of Nevers
Father| Engelbert, Count of Nevers
Mother| Charlotte de Bourbone-Vendome

Charles II (died in Louvre in 1521) was Count of Nevers (1506–1521). He was son of Engelbert de La Mark and Charlotte de Bourbon-Vendome.[1]

He belongs to the House de La Mark. His father Engelbert, Count of Nevers (1491–1506) was son of John I, Duke of Cleves (1384–1404) and Elisabeth Countess of Nevers.[1] Elisabeth was great-granddaughter of Philip II duke of Burgundy.

Charles II succeeded his father in 1506. He married in 1504 to Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel,[1] daughter of Jean d'Albret and Charlotte Countess of Rethel. Thus he became Count of Rethel jure uxoris. They had:

* Francis I 1516–1561, Duke of Nevers (1521–1561)[1]

Charles II became entangled in intrigues at the court of King Francis I and was imprisoned in a tower of the Louvre in 1521. His mother and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon tried to get him released, but he died before they could secure his release.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Boltanski 2006, p. 501.
2. ^ Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais: Charles de Clèves. in: L’Art de vérifier les dates des faits historiques, des chartes, des chroniques, et autres anciens monuments, depuis la naissance de Jésus-Christ, …. 1818, OCLC 18113463, (online, Page 145.)

## Sources

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* Boltanski, Ariane (2006). Les ducs de Nevers et l'État royal: genèse d'un compromis (ca 1550 – ca 1600) (in French). Librairie Droz.

Charles II, Count of Nevers

House of La Marck

Died: 1521

Preceded by

Engelbert

|  Count of Nevers
1506-1521  | Succeeded by

Francis I