Philip of Savoy Duke Of NEMOURS

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Philip of Savoy, Duke of Nemours 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 vie, but resigned it in 1510, when he 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 l'Orleans, Duke of Longueville. they had two children:

Joanna (1532-1568), who married Nicolas, Duke of Mercoeur as his second wife, and had 6 children with him

Jacques, Duke of Nemours

Family/Spouse: Charlotte of ORLEANS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jacques of Savoy, 2nd Duke NEMOURS was born on 12 Oct 1531; died on 15 Jun 1585.
2. Joanna of SAVOY was born in 1532; died in 1568.

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Philip II (February 5, 1438 ? November 7, 1497), surnamed the Landless was the Duke of Savoy for the brief reign from 1496 to 1497.

He was the granduncle of the previous duke Charles II, and the youngest surviving son of Duke Louis of Savoy and Anne of Cyprus. He however was not the heir general of the previous duke, there being several females before him in the line of succession. To ensure male inheritance to the Savoy line, his eldest son Philibert was married to his cousin, the only sister of the deceased young Duke. However, the plan did not succeed: the girl died at age 12. (Philip had already died in the meantime.) The children of the daughters of Philip's eldest brother Duke Amedeo IX of Savoy were next in line, and were entitled to the inheritance of the line of heirs-general, including Cyprus and Jerusalem. Despite of the fact that Cyprus and Jerusalem did not bar succession in female line, Philip however took those claims and used those titles as well. His male successors in Savoy also continued to do so, thus giving their ducal title a higher, royal titulary.

He spent most of his life as a junior member of the ducal family. His original apanage was the district of Bresse, close to the French and Burgundian border, but it was lost and therefore Philip received his sobriquet "the Landless".

He had also other 8 illegitimate children by 2 mistresses known as Libera Portoneri and Bona di Romagnano. One of those children was RenÈ de Savoie, known as the Grand Bastard of Savoy. One of his daughters, Claudina of Savoy, by Bona di Romagnano was married to Jacob III Count of Hornes.

Philip married Claudina De Brosse Of BRITTANY after 1483. Claudina was born in 1450; died in 1513. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]