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Counts and dukes of Nevers

This page lists the Counts of Nevers, who were the rulers of the County of Nevers.

County of Nevers

Philip's younger son Philip was granted the County of Nevers, passing later into the possession of a cadet branch of the Dukes of Cleves.

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Nevers came under the rule of the Count of Flanders in the 14th century, and from there, into the possessions of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, briefly reuniting the two lands.

Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

In 1357, by marrying the future Countess Margaret III of Flanders, then heiress of Flanders, he was promised the counties of Flanders, Nevers, Rethel, and Antwerp, and the duchies of Brabant, and Limburg.

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