Engelbert, Count of Nevers explained

Engelbert
Count of Nevers
Noble Family:La Marck
Father:John I, Duke of Cleves
Mother:Elizabeth of Nevers
Spouse:Charlotte of Bourbon-Vendôme
Issue:Charles II, Count of Nevers
Birth Date:26 September 1462

Engelbert of Cleves, Count of Nevers (26 September 1462 – 21 November 1506) was the younger son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers, only surviving child of John II, Count of Nevers.

In 1481, Engelbert was sent with a large army to the Bishopric of Utrecht by his brother John II, Duke of Cleves where they successfully ousted David of Burgundy. But after the Siege of Utrecht (1483) he had to flee, and Utrecht returned to the control of Burgundy. Engelbert married Catherine of Bourbon-Vendôme, daughter of John VIII, Count of Vendôme, circa 1489. They had three children :

Engelbert became Count of Nevers and Eu in 1491 upon the death of his maternal grandfather John II, Count of Nevers. His eldest brother John II (1458–1521) inherited Cleves.

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