Louis I, Count of Nevers

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Louis I, Count of Nevers

Louis I (1272 – 22 July 1322) was suo jure Count of Nevers and jure uxoris Count of Rethel.

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Louis I, Count of Nevers
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Count Louis (right)
Born1272
Died(1322-07-22)22 July 1322
Paris
Noble familyHouse of Dampierre
Spouse(s)Joan, Countess of Rethel
Issue
FatherRobert III, Count of Flanders
MotherYolande II, Countess of Nevers
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Louis was a son of Robert III, Count of Flanders,[1] and Yolande, Countess of Nevers.[2] He succeeded his parents as Count of Nevers. In December 1290, he married Joan, Countess of Rethel,[3] and thus became her co-ruler in the County of Rethel. They had two children:

He died in Paris shortly before his father and thus never succeeded his father as Count of Flanders.

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