Dukes of Nevers - Dukes of Nevers

Dukes of Nevers

The French dukes were also known as the ducs de Nivernais.

• François I (1521–1562) (His mother, Marie of Albret (d. 1549), widow of Charles II, also took the title in 1539, even though it was her son and his wife who became the actual duke and duchess.)
• François II (1562–1563)
• Jacques (1563–1564)
• Henriette of Cleves (1564–1601)
  • Louis Gonzaga (1566–1595)
  • Charles I Gonzaga (1595–1637)
• Charles III Gonzaga (1637–1659), sold the Duchies of Nevers and Rethel in 1659 to Cardinal Mazarin
• Jules Mazarin (1659–1661)
• Philippe Jules Mancini (1661–1707)
• Philip Julius Francis Mancini (1707–1768)
• Louis-Jules Mancini (1768–1798)