John II, Count of Nevers

John II
Count of Nevers
John II, Count of Nevers
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline d'Ailly Pauline de Brosse Françoise d'Albret
Noble family	Valois-Burgundy-Nevers
Father	Philip II, Count of Nevers
Mother	Bonne of Artois
Born	25 October 1415 Clamecy, Nievre
Died	25 September 1491 (aged 75) 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.

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:

• Elizabeth (c. 1439 – 21 June 1483), who married John I, Duke of Cleves.
• Philip (1446–1452).

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:

• Charlotte, (c. 1472 – 23 August 1500), who married John d'Albret (died 1524; he was a grandson of Charles II of Albret and his wife Anne of Armagnac, and a great-grandson of Marie I, Countess of Auvergne) and had a daughter, Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel.

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).

Ancestors

Ancestors of John II, Count of Nevers

16. Philip VI of France               8. John II of France (= 28)                       17. Joan the Lame               4. Philip the Bold                             18. John I of Bohemia               9. Bonne of Bohemia (= 29)                       19. Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330)               2. Philip II, Count of Nevers                                   20. Louis I of Flanders               10. Louis II of Flanders                       21. Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy               5. Margaret III, Countess of Flanders                             22. John III, Duke of Brabant               11. Margaret of Brabant                       23. Marie d'Évreux               1. John II, Count of Nevers                                         24. Robert III of Artois               12. John of Artois, Count of Eu                       25. Joan of Valois               6. Philip of Artois, Count of Eu                             26. John I of Melun               13. Isabeau of Melun                       27. Isabeau d'Antoing               3. Bonne of Artois                                   28. John II of France (= 8)               14. John, Duke of Berry                       29. Bonne of Bohemia (= 9)               7. Marie, Duchess of Auvergne                             30. John I of Armagnac               15. Joan of Armagnac                       31. Beatrice of Clermont

Sources

• Cawley, Charles, Burgundy Duchy, Nobility, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy