Philip of Savoy Duke Of NEMOURS

1490 - 1533  (43 years)

• Name	Philip of Savoy Duke Of NEMOURS  [1]
  	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 [1]
  Birth	1490  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Nov 1533  [1]
  Person ID	I41068	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Philip II Duke Of SAVOY,   b. 05 Feb 1438   d. 07 Nov 1497 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Claudina De Brosse Of BRITTANY,   b. 1450   d. 1513 (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Aft 1483
  Family ID	F18466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte of ORLEANS
  Children	+ 1. Jacques of Savoy, 2nd Duke NEMOURS,   b. 12 Oct 1531   d. 15 Jun 1585 (Age 53 years)  [Birth] + 2. Joanna of SAVOY,   b. 1532   d. 1568 (Age 36 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.