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Charles I of Nevers

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Charles I
Count of Nevers and Rethel
Born1414
Died25 May 1464 (aged 4950)
Noble familyValois-Burgundy
SpouseMarie d'Albret
FatherPhilip II, Count of Nevers
MotherBonne of Artois

Charles I (1414 25 May 1464) was Count of Nevers and Rethel.

Biography

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Charles was the son of Philip II, Count of Nevers and Bonne of Artois.[1] His father was the youngest son of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.[1]

Towards the end of the life of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, Charles fell under suspicion of practising witchcraft in an effort to supplant Charles, Count of Charolais, as the heir to the Duchy. He fled to the French court and died soon after.

Charles married Marie d'Albret, daughter of Charles II d'Albret, on 11 June 1456,[2] but had no legitimate children. He was succeeded by his brother John.

References

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  1. 1 2 Vaughan 2009, p. xviii.
  2. de Carvalho 2021, p. 233.

Sources

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  • de Carvalho, Helena Avelar (2021). An Astrologer at Work in Late Medieval France: The Notebooks of S. Belle. Brill.
  • Vaughan, Richard (2009). Philip the Bold. The Boydell Press.