Charles II, Count of Nevers explained

Charles II, Duke of Nevers
Noble Family:La Marck
Father:Engelbert, Count of Nevers
Mother:Charlotte de Bourbone-Vendome
Spouse:Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel
Issue:Francis I, Duke of Nevers
Death Date:1521
Death Place:Louvre

Charles II (died in Louvre in 1521) was Count of Nevers (1506–1521). He was son of Engelbert de La Mark and Catherine de Bourbon-Vendome.

He belongs to the House de La Mark. His father Engelbert, Count of Nevers (1491–1506) was son of John I, Duke of Cleves (1384–1404) and Elisabeth Countess of Nevers. Elisabeth was great-granddaughter of Philip II duke of Burgundy.

Charles II succeeded his father in 1506. He married in 1504 to Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel, daughter of Jean d'Albret and Charlotte Countess of Rethel. Thus he became Count of Rethel jure uxoris. They had:

Charles II became entangled in intrigues at the court of King Francis I and was imprisoned in a tower of the Louvre in 1521. His mother and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon tried to get him released, but he died before they could secure his release.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. [Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais]