Philippe

Duke of Nemours
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuke of Nemours
A.K.A.Philippe de Savoie-Nemours
A.K.A.Philippe de Savoie-Nemours
PlacesFrance
wasNoble Aristocrat
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholic church
Birth1490, Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Death25 November 1533Marseille, France (aged 43 years)
Family
Mother:Claudine de Brosse
Father:Philip II, Duke of Savoy
Siblings:Louise of Savoy Philibert II, Duke of Savoy Charles III, Duke of Savoy Louis of Savoy René of Savoy
Spouse:Charlotte d'Orléans-Longueville
Children:Jacques, Duke of Nemours Joanna of Savoy
The details

Biography

Philip of Savoy, Duke of Nemours (1490 – 25 November 1533) was a French nobleman. He was a son of Philip II, Duke of Savoy, and his second wife Claudine de Brosse. He was a half-brother of Louise of Savoy, the mother of Francis I of France. He was the founder of the Nemours branch of the house of Savoy which eventually settled in France.

Originally destined for the priesthood, he was given the bishopric of Geneva at the age of five, but resigned it in 1510, when he was made count of Genevois. He served under Louis XII, with whom he was present at the battle of Agnadello (1509), under the emperor Charles V in 1520, and finally under his nephew, Francis I.

In 1528 Francis gave him the duchy of Nemours and married him to Charlotte of Orleans, a daughter of Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. They had two children:

  • Joanna (1532-1568), who married Nicolas, Duke of Mercœur as his second wife, and had 6 children with him, and
  • Jacques, Duke of Nemours
Philip, Duke of Nemours
House of Savoy
Born: 1490 Died: 25 November 1533
Preceded by
Louise of Savoy
Duke of Nemours
1528–1533
Succeeded by
Jacques of Savoy

Sources

  • Potter, David (1995). A History of France, 1460-1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. St. Martin's Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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