Charles II, Count of Nevers

Charles II, Duke of Nevers

coat-of-arms of Nevers
Spouse(s) Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel

Issue

Noble family House of La Marck
Father Engelbert, Count of Nevers
Mother Charlotte de Bourbone-Vendome
Died 1521
Louvre

Charles II (died in Louvre in 1521) was Count of Nevers (1506–1521). He was son of Engelbert de La Mark and Charlotte de Bourbone-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, a sister of Elisabeth Countess of Nevers. Thus he became Count of Rethel jure auxoris. They had a son:

Charles II had many illustrious descendants including Eleanor Gonzaga, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, King Louis XVI of France and the latter's consort Marie Antoinette.

Charles II, Count of Nevers
Died: 1521
Preceded by
Engelbert
Count of Nevers
15061521
Succeeded by
Francis I
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