John II
Count of Nevers
John II, Count of Nevers
Born	before 20 October 1415[1] Clamecy, Nievre
Died	25 September 1491(1491-09-25) (aged 75) Nevers
Noble family	Valois-Burgundy-Nevers
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline d'Ailly Pauline de Brosse Marie d'Albret
Father	Philip II, Count of Nevers
Mother	Bonne of Artois

John II,Count of Nevers (known as Jean deClamecy, prior to acquiring title of "Count of Nevers"; 1415–1491) was a French noble.

John was the son ofPhilip II, Count of Nevers andBonne of Artois,^[2] daughter ofPhilip of Artois, Count of Eu. His father was the youngest son ofPhilip the Bold,Duke of Burgundy.^[2] John's elder brother,Charles I,Count of Nevers andRethel, had no legitimate children, and so on his death in 1464 his titles passed to John. In 1472, his uncleCharles of Artois, Count of Eu, died, and having no legitimate children, his title also passed to John.

John fought in the army of his stepfatherPhilip the Good and was active in Picardy (1434),Calais (1436), Luxembourg (1443), andFlanders (1453). But he clashed with Philip's successor,Charles the Bold, and he defected to KingLouis XI of France.

He fought alongside Louis XI in theWar of the Public Weal and became Lieutenant General of Normandy.

John was first married on 24 November 1435 in Amiens,^[3] to Jacqueline d'Ailly, Dame d'Ingelmunster (died 1470),^[4] they had two children:

• Elizabeth (c. 1439 – 21 June 1483), who marriedJohn I, Duke of Cleves.^[4]
• Philip (1446–1452).

Upon Jacqueline's death in 1470 he married secondly on 30 August 1471, inChâteau de Boussac [fr], to Pauline de Brosse (c. 1450-1479),[4] daughter ofJean II de Brosse. They had one child:

• Charlotte,Countess of Rethel (c. 1472 – 23 August 1500), who married John d'Albret^[4] and had a daughter,Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel.

John's final marriage was on 11 March 1480, in the château deChâlus-Chabrol (Limousin), to Marie d'Albret (c. 1454-1521).[4]^[a]

• Boltanski, Ariane (2006).Les ducs de Nevers et l'État royal: genèse d'un compromis (ca 1550 - ca 1600) (in French). Librairie Droz S.A.
• de Mandrot, B. (1907). "Jean de Bourgogne, Duc de Brabant, Comte de Nevers, et le Proces de sa Succession (1415–1525)".Revue Historique (in French). T. 93, Fasc. 1.
• Nash, Susie (1999).Between France and Flanders: Manuscript Illumination in Amiens. University of Toronto Press.
• Vaughan, Richard (2010).Philip the Good. The Boydell Press.

• 1415 births
• 1491 deaths
• House of Valois-Burgundy-Nevers
• Counts of Eu
• Counts of Étampes
• Counts of Nevers
• Counts of Rethel
• Knights of the Golden Fleece
• 15th-century peers of France
• 15th-century counts in Europe

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