Mother Bonne of Artois | Name John Count Children Elizabeth of Nevers | |
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Spouse(s) Jacqueline d'Ailly
Pauline de Brosse
Francoise d'Albret Father Philip II, Count of Nevers Died September 25, 1491, Nevers, France Parents Bonne of Artois, Philip II, Count of Nevers Grandchildren John II, Duke of Cleves, Philip of Cleves, Engelbert, Count of Nevers Grandparents Philip the Bold, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Marie, Duchess of Auvergne, Philip of Artois, Count of Eu Similar People Bonne of Artois, John the Fearless, Margaret III - Countess, Philip the Good, Philip the Bold | ||
Noble family Valois-Burgundy-Nevers | ||
John II, Count of Nevers (known as Jean de Clamecy, prior to acquiring title of "Count of Nevers"; 1415–1491) was a French noble.
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He was the son of Philip II, Count of Nevers by his wife, Bonne of Artois, daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu. John's elder brother, Charles I, Count of Nevers and Rethel, had no legitimate children, and so on his death in 1464 his titles passed to John. In 1472, his uncle Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, died, and having no legitimate children, his title also passed to John.
John fought in the army of his stepfather Philip the Good and was active in Picardy (1434), Calais (1436), Luxembourg (1443), and Flanders (1453). But he clashed with Philip's successor, Charles the Bold, and he defected to King Louis XI of France.
He fought alongside Louis XI in the War of the Public Weal and became Lieutenant General of Normandy.
First Marriage
John was first married on 24 November 1435 in Amiens, to Jacqueline d'Ailly, Dame d'Engelmuenster (died 1470), they had two children:
Second Marriage
Upon Jacqueline's death in 1470 he married secondly on 30 August 1471, in Château de Boussac, to Pauline de Brosse (c. 1450-1479), daughter of Jean II de Brosse. They had one child:
Third Marriage
John's final marriage was on 11 March 1480, in the château de Châlus-Chabrol (Limousin), to Françoise d'Albret (c. 1454-1521).