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John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy 1415 – 1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1415

Birth Location: , Clamecy, Nievre, France

Death Date: 25 Sep 1491

Death Location: Nevers-Sud, Nevers, Nièvre, France

Father: Philippe Bourgogne

Mother: Bonne 'Artois

Spouse(s): Jacqueline d'Ailly, Pauline Brosse, Françoise d'Orval

Children(s): Elisabeth Nevers, Philippe Bourgogne, Philippe Nevers, Katharina Nevers

In 1415, John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy entered the world in , Clamecy, Nievre, France, born to Philippe le jeune de Bourgogne and Bonne d 'Artois. John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy married Jacqueline d'Ailly, Pauline De Brosse, Françoise d'Albret d'Orval, and had children including Elisabeth de Nevers, Philippe de Bourgogne, Philippe de Bourgogne Nevers, Katharina von Nevers. John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy passed away in 1491 in Nevers-Sud, Nevers, Nièvre, France.

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Biography

  • In 1415, John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy entered the world in , Clamecy, Nievre, France, born to Philippe le jeune de Bourgogne and Bonne d 'Artois.
  • John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy married Jacqueline d'Ailly, Pauline De Brosse, Françoise d'Albret d'Orval, and had children including Elisabeth de Nevers, Philippe de Bourgogne, Philippe de Bourgogne Nevers, Katharina von Nevers.
  • John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy passed away in 1491 in Nevers-Sud, Nevers, Nièvre, France.

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John Burgundy's Ancestors

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John Burgundy
1415 – 1491
Birth Place: , Clamecy, Nievre, France
Parents
Philippe le jeune de Bourgogne
1389 – 1415
Villaines-en-Duesmois, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France
Bonne (d) 'Artois
1396 – 1425
Hénin-Beaumont, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
Philippe (II Le Hardi de) Bourgogne
1342 – 1404
Pontoise, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Margaret III
1350 – 1405
Sint Kruis, Zeeland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Jean France
1319 – 1364
Bonne Luxembourg
1315 – 1349
Louis Dampierre-Flandres
1330 – 1384
Margaretha Brabant
1323 – 1380
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillipe France
1293 – 1350
Jeanne Bourgogne
1293 – 1349
Jean Ier
1296 – 1346
Elisabeth Bohemia
1292 – 1330
Louis I
1304 – 1346
Marguerite France
1309 – 1382
Jan Brabant
1299 – 1355
Marie d'Évreux
1303 – 1335

John Burgundy's Descendants

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John (II Count of Rethel and Nevers) Burgundy (25 Oct 1415 – 25 Sep 1491) m. Jacqueline d'Ailly (1420 – 1470) m. Pauline (De) Brosse (Abt 1450 – 9 Aug 1479) m. Françoise (d'Albret) d'Orval (Abt 1454 – 1521)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (de) Nevers (24 Aug 1436 – 21 Jun 1483) m. Johann (von) Kleve (16 Feb 1419 – 5 Sep 1481)
    1. 1. Johann II (13 Apr 1458 – 25 Mar 1521) m. Mechthild (von) Hessen (1 Jul 1473 – 19 Feb 1505)
      1. 1. Johann (10 Nov 1490 – 6 Feb 1539) m. Maria (von) Jülich (3 Aug 1491 – 29 Aug 1543)
        1. 1. Sibylle (17 Jan 1512 – 21 Feb 1554) m. Johann (Friedrich I von) Sachsen (30 Jun 1503 – 3 Mar 1554)
        2. 2. Anna (von) Kleve (22 Sep 1515 – 17 Jul 1557)
        3. 3. Wilhelm (V von) Jülich-Kleve-Berg (28 Jul 1516 – 5 Jan 1592) m. Jeanne (III de Navarre) d'Albret (16 Nov 1528 – 9 Jun 1572) m. Maria (von) Österreich (15 May 1531 – 11 Dec 1581)
        4. 4. Amalia (von) Kleve-Jülich-Berg (17 Oct 1517 – 1 May 1586) m. Herman (op den Graeff van) Aldekerk (1520 – Aft 1565)
      2. 2. Anna (Von) Julich-Kleve-Berg (21 May 1495 – 24 May 1567) m. Phillipp (von) Waldeck-Eiseberg (9 Dec 1486 – 20 Jun 1539)
      3. 3. Adolf ((Adolfus) von) Kleve (23 Jan 1498 – 1525) m. Mary (von) Aldekerk (1500 – 1525)
    2. 2. Johann (II "the Babymaker" von) Kleve (14 Apr 1458 – 15 Mar 1521) m. Mechthild (von) Hessen (1 Jul 1473 – 19 Feb 1505)
    3. 3. Adolf (von Kleve von Büderich genannt) Gronstein (Abt 1461 – 1536) m. Alexandrine Tengnagel (Abt 1465 – )
    4. 4. Engelbert (of Cleves Count of) Nevers (26 Sep 1462 – 21 Nov 1506) m. Charlotte (de Bourbon Capet de) Vendome (1474 – 14 Nov 1520)
    5. 5. Dietrich (of) Cleves (29 Jun 1464 – )
    6. 6. Marie (of) Cleves (8 Aug 1465 – 7 Oct 1513)
    7. 7. Mary (of) Cleves (17 Aug 1465 – Abt 1573)
    8. 8. Helena (Countess Of) Kleve (Abt 1466 – ) m. Otto (Van) Buren (Abt 1464 – Bef 1520)
    9. 9. Philip (Bishop of) Cleves (1 Jan 1467 – 5 Mar 1505)
  2. 2. Philippe (de) Bourgogne (1446 – 7 May 1452)
  3. 3. Philippe (de Bourgogne) Nevers (Dec 1446 – 1452)
  4. 4. Katharina (von) Nevers (1460 – 1503) m. Johann (von) Neuhoff-Ley (1450 – 1505)

John Burgundy's Timeline

4 Records

1415
25 Oct 1415
Birth of John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy in , Clamecy, Nievre, France
, Clamecy, Nievre, France
1415
30 Oct 1415
John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy was christened in Clamecy, Nièvre, France
Clamecy, Nièvre, France
1491
25 Sep 1491
Age 76
Death of John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy in Nevers-Sud, Nevers, Nièvre, France
Nevers-Sud, Nevers, Nièvre, France
1491
1491
Age 76
Burial of John II Count of Rethel and Nevers Burgundy in Nevers, Nièvre, France
Nevers, Nièvre, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1415
    Event Place: , Clamecy, Nievre, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1415
    Event Place: Clamecy, Nièvre, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1491
    Event Place: Nevers-Sud, Nevers, Nièvre, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Nevers, Nièvre, France

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