Jean II de Brosse

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Died 6 August 1482		Parents Jean de Brosse

Children Claudine de Brosse, Jean III de Brosse, Elena di Brosse Grandchildren Charles III, Duke of Savoy, René de Brosse, Filiberta, Philip, Duke of Nemours, Louis of Savoy Great grandchildren Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy Similar Claudine de Brosse, Jean de Brosse, René de Brosse, Charles III - Duke of Savoy, Philip - Duke of Nemours

Jean II de Brosse, also Jehan II de Brosse (1432 – August 6, 1482), was the elder son of Marshal of France Jean I de Brosse. He would become chamberlain of the king of France in 1449. He married Nicole de Blois daughter of Charles; her father was son of John III, son of Joan, Duchess of Brittany. Nicole later brought him, through inheritance in 1479, the County of Penthièvre in Brittany.

Jehan II de Brosse is known to have rebuilt the donjon in Fouras in 1480–1490.

Marriage and children

Jean and Nicole had following children :

Jean III de Brosse (died 1502), his successor.

Pauline de Brosse, married John II, Count of Nevers

Claudine de Brosse (1450–1513), married Philip II, Duke of Savoy

Bernarde of Brosse,married William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat, no issue

Helena of Brosse, married Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat, brother of William VIII.

References

Jean II de Brosse Wikipedia

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