Francis I, Duke of Nevers
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Francis I | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Nevers Count of Eu Count of Rethel | |
 Francis I of Cleves, Duke of Nevers (by François Clouet) | |
| Born | 2 September 1516 |
| Died | 13 February 1561 (aged 44) |
| Noble family | La Marck |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite of Bourbon-La Marche |
| Issue | Francis II, Duke of Nevers Henriette, Duchess of Nevers James, Duke of Nevers Catherine Marie |
| Father | Charles II, Count of Nevers |
| Mother | Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel |
Francis I of Cleves, (2 September 1516 – 13 February 1561) was a commander in the French Royal Army and the first Duke of Nevers. He participated in the suppression of the Amboise conspiracy.
The only son of Charles II of Nevers (died in the Louvre in 1521) and Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel, Francis succeeded his father as Count of Nevers and Eu.[1] In 1539, he became Duke of Nevers.[2] When his mother died in 1549, he also inherited the title of Count of Rethel.
In 1538, Francis married Marguerite of Bourbon-La Marche (1516–1589), daughter of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon.[3]
They had:
- Francis II, Duke of Nevers (1540–1562), 2nd Duke; married Anne de Bourbon,[1] daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier, no issue.
- Henriette of Cleves (1542–1601); married Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers,[1] and became 4th Duchess of Nevers after the death of her brothers.
- James, Duke of Nevers (1544–1564), 3rd Duke,[1] married Diane de la Marck[4]
- Catherine of Cleves (1548–1633); married Antoine III of Croÿ and Henry I, Duke of Guise.[1]
- Marie of Cleves (1553–1574); married Henri I de Bourbon, prince de Condé.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Boltanski 2006, p. 501.
- ^ Antonetti 2000, p. 39.
- ^ Potter 1995, p. 378.
- ^ Potter 1990, p. 23.
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.
- Boltanski, Ariane (2006). Les ducs de Nevers et l'État royal: genèse d'un compromis (ca 1550 - ca 1600) (in French). Librairie Droz.
- Potter, David (1990). "Marriage and Cruelty among the Protestant Nobility in Sixteenth-Century France: Diane de Barbançon and Jean de Rohan, 1561-7". European History Quarterly. 20 (January 1): 5–38. doi:10.1177/026569149002000101. S2CID 144245625.
- Potter, David (1995). Keen, Maurice (ed.). A History of France, 1460–1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. Macmillan.
