Background
The only son of Charles II of Nevers (died in the Louvre in 1521) and Marie d"Albret, Countess of Rethel, Francis succeeded his father as Count of Nevers and Eu.
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Francois Francis I, Duke of Nevers
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He participated in the suppression of the Amboise conspiracy. In 1539 he became Duke of Nevers. When his mother died in 1549, he also inherited the title of Count of Rethel.
They had five children:
Francis II, Duke of Nevers (1540–1562), 2nd Duke.
Married Anne de Bourbon, daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier, no issue. James, Duke of Nevers (1544–1564), 3rd Duke, no issue.
Catherine of Cleves (1548–1633). Married Antoine III of Croy and Henry I, Duke of Guise.
Marie of Cleves (1553–1574).
Married Henri I de Bourbon, prince de Condé.
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February 13, 1561 (aged 44) -
Nationality
France