Noble family La Marck Father Charles II of Nevers | Name Francis Duke Died February 13, 1561 | |
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Spouse(s) Marguerite of Bourbon-La Marche Mother Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel Parents Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel Children Henriette of Cleves, Catherine of Cleves, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Conde Grandchildren Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Grandparents Charlotte, Countess of Rethel Similar People Henriette of Cleves, Catherine of Cleves, Marie of Cleves - Princess, Henry I - Duke of Guise, Louis - Prince of Conde | ||
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. In 1539 he became Duke of Nevers. 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, and sister of Antoine of Navarre, who became father of King Henry IV of France.
They had five children:
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