Jacques, Duke of Nemours

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Jacques
Duke of Nemours
Nemours-duc-Jacques-Savoie.jpg
Portrait of Jacques of Savoie by an anonymous artist
Born(1531-10-12)12 October 1531
Vauluisant
Died18 June 1585(1585-06-18) (aged 53)
Annecy
Noble familyHouse of Savoy
Spouse(s)Anna d'Este
(m. 1566–85; his death)
IssueCharles Emmanuel, Duke of Nemours
Henri I, Duke of Nemours
FatherPhilippe, Duke of Nemours
MotherCharlotte of Orleans

Jacques of Savoy, 2nd duke of Nemours (12 October 1531 – 15 June 1585) was the son of Philippe, Duke of Nemours and Charlotte of Orleans, and became Duke of Nemours on his father's death in 1533.[1]

Biography

Jacques distinguished himself at the sieges of Lens and Metz (1552–1553),[2] at the Battle of Renty (1554)[3] and in the campaign of Piedmont (1555).

Jacques was a supporter of the house of Guise, and caused a further altercation between the Bourbons and Guises when he got Françoise de Rohan, cousin and childhood friend of Jeanne d'Albret, pregnant and refused to marry her.[4] Françoise filed a lawsuit that was neglected until 1565, when an ecclesiastical court ruled against her, allowing Jacques to marry Anne d'Este.[4]

Jacques signalized himself by his successes in Dauphiné and Lyonnais against the Huguenots. In 1567 he induced the court to return from Meaux to Paris, took part in the battle of Saint Denis,[5] protested against the peace of Longjumeau, and repulsed the invasion of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. He devoted his last years to letters and art, and died at Annecy.

Marriage and issue

Jacques married Anna d'Este on 29 April 1566 daughter of Duke Ercole II of Ferrara and Renée of France.[6] They had:

Illegitimate issue with François de Rohan (disputed)

  • Henri (1565)

He was succeeded as Duke of Nemours by his son Charles Emmanuel de Savoie, 3rd Duc de Nemours.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Scott 2017, p. 85.
  2. ^ Vester 2008, p. 53.
  3. ^ Vester 2008, p. 57.
  4. ^ a b Pitts 2009, p. 39.
  5. ^ Vester 2008, p. 172-173.
  6. ^ Vester 2008, p. 159.
  7. ^ Vester 2008, p. 171.

Sources

  • Pitts, Vincent J. (2009). Henri IV of France: His Reign and Age. Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Scott, Tom (2017). The Swiss and Their Neighbours, 1460-1560: Between Accommodation and Aggression. Oxford University Press.
  • Vester, Matthew Allen (2008). Jacques de Savoie-Nemours l'apanage du Genevois au cœur de la puissance dynastique savoyarde au XVIe siècle (in French). Droz.
Preceded by Duke of Nemours
1533–1585
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