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unusual facts about Duke of Nevers



Battle of Blavet

The Battle of Blavet (French: Bataille du Blavet) was an encounter between the Huguenot forces of Soubise and a French fleet under the Duke of Nevers in Blavet harbour (Port de Blavet, modern Port-Louis), Brittany in January 1625, triggering the Second Huguenot rebellion against the Crown of France.

Jules, 1st Duke of Polignac

Born at Claye-Souilly to Louis Héracle Armand de Polignac, Marquis of Mancini and his wife, Diane Adélaide Zéphirine Mancini herself a granddaughter of the Duke of Nevers and the Duke of Noailles.

Order of the Annunciation

The Order of the Annunciation, not to be mistaken with Savoy and Italy's well-known Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, was founded in 1619 by Charles III, Duke of Nevers and soon flourished.


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