Charles II, Count of Nevers


Charles II was the Count of Nevers. He was the son of Engelbert de La Marck and Catherine de Bourbon-Vendome.
He belongs to the House de La Marck. His father Engelbert, Count of Nevers was son of John I, [Duke of Cleves] and Elisabeth Countess of Nevers. Elisabeth was great-granddaughter of Philip II duke of Burgundy.
Charles II succeeded his father in 1506. He married in 1504 to Marie d'Albret, [Countess of Rethel], daughter of Jean d'Albret and Charlotte Countess of Rethel. Thus he became Count of Rethel jure uxoris. They had:
Charles II became entangled in intrigues at the court of King Francis I and was imprisoned in a tower of the Louvre in 1521. His mother and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon tried to get him released, but he died before they could secure his release.