Marie d'Albret | |
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suo jure Countess of Rethel Countess of Nevers Duchess of Nevers | |
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Born | 25 March 1491 Chateau de Cuffy, Cher, France |
Died | 27 October 1549 (aged 58) Hotel de Nevers, Paris, France |
Noble family | Albret |
Spouse(s) | Charles II of Cleves, Count of Nevers |
Issue | Francis I of Cleves, 1st Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel (2 September 1516- 13 February 1561) |
Father | Jean d'Albret, Sire of Orval |
Mother | Charlotte of Nevers, Countess of Rethel |
Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel, Countess of Nevers (25 March 1491 – 27 October 1549) was the suo jure Countess of Rethel, a title which she inherited at the age of nine upon the death of her mother, Charlotte of Nevers, Sovereign Countess of Rethel, on 23 August 1500. She was the wife of Charles II of Cleves, Count of Nevers.