Philip, Duke of Nemours
French nobleman
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:
Philip, Duke of Nemours
Born: 1490 Died: 25 November 1533
Preceded by
Duke of Nemours 1528–1533
Succeeded by
References
Sources
Potter, David (1995). A History of France, 1460-1560: The Emergence of a Nation State . St. Martin's Press.
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 6th generation 7th generation 8th generation 9th generation 10th generation 11th generation 12th generation 13th generation 14th generation 15th generation 16th generation 17th generation 18th generation *member of a cadet branch of the House of Savoy ** Prince of Savoy-Genoa *** Prince of Savoy-Aosta