Charles I, Count of Nevers [SEP] mother
Charles I, Count of Nevers
Charles I, Count of Nevers (1414 – 25 May 1464), Count of Nevers and Rethel, was the son of Philip II, Count of Nevers, and Bonne of Artois.
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. Charles I fled to France and died soon after.
He married Marie d'Albret, daughter of Charles
age of nine upon the death of her mother, Charlotte, at the Chateau de Meillan-en-Berry, who had herself held the "suo jure" title.
Marriage.
On 25 January 1504, Marie married her cousin, Charles II of Cleves, Count of Nevers (died 17 August 1521), the son of Engelbert, Count of Nevers and Charlotte of Bourbon-Vendôme. Upon her marriage she became the Countess of Nevers. Together Charles and Marie had a son:
- Francis I of