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François I de Clèves, (2 September 1516 – 13 February 1561) was a French Prince étranger and military commander during the Italian Wars. He was the first duke of Nevers, his county being elevated to a duchy in 1539.
In 1539 the county of Nevers was raised to a duchy. [1] François I (1539–1561) (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.)
Details. Title: Francis I of Cleves, Duke of Nevers. Creator: Léonard Limosin. Creator Lifespan: about 1505–about 1575. Creator Nationality: French. Date Created: about 1556. Location...
Francis I (Francis Stephen; French: François Étienne; German: Franz Stefan; Italian: Francesco Stefano; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany.
France. Nivernais, in France, the area administered from Nevers during the ancien régime, and until the French Revolution the last great fief still not reunited to the French crown. Bounded southwest by Bourbonnais, west by Berry, north by Orléanais, and east by Burgundy, Nivernais in 1790 became the département of Nièvre.
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France (the Duke of Guyenne, the Count of Flanders, and the Count of Champagne) were to be represented respectively by the Duke of Guise (Claude of Lorraine), of Nevers (Francis of Cleves), and of Montpensier (Louis II of Bourbon). Since the dukes normally preceded the counts, and since Flanders preceded Champagne, Montpensier found himself
In 1554 he was granted the honour of leading one of the three royal armies that invaded Artois, and in the following campaign was with François, Duke of Guise's small force when it won a surprising victory against the main imperial army under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
