Philip II, Count of Nevers

Phillip II, Count of Nevers (October 1389, Villaines-en-Duesmois – 25 October 1415, Agincourt) was the youngest son of Philip the Bold and Margaret III of Flanders.[1]

Philip II, Count of Nevers
BornOctober 1389
Villaines-en-Duesmois
Died25 October 1415 (aged 25–26)
Noble familyValois-Burgundy
Spouse(s)
Isabelle de Coucy
(m. 1409; died 1411)
(m. 1413)
FatherPhilip the Bold
MotherMargaret III of Flanders

He succeeded his brothers, John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Anthony, Duke of Brabant, as Count of Nevers and Rethel respectively after each of them acceded to their duchies.[2]

He married in Soissons, on 9 April 1409, Isabelle de Coucy (d. 1411),[3] daughter of Enguerrand VII de Coucy and Isabelle of Lorraine.[4] They had two children:

  • Philip of Nevers (1410–1411/aft. 1415)
  • Margaret of Nevers (1411–1411/1412)

He married again, in Beaumont-en-Artois on 20 June 1413, Bonne of Artois, daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu.[3] They had two sons:

He also had four illegitimate children by various mistresses.

In spite of his elder brother John's ambivalent position and ultimate refusal to come to the aid of the royal army in the face of the English invasion of Henry V in 1415, Philip was with the French army at the Battle of Agincourt, and both he and his brother Anthony were killed in the battle.[2] He was succeeded by his son Charles.

References edit

  1. ^ Vaughan 2009, pp. 110–111.
  2. ^ a b Vaughan 2009, p. 81.
  3. ^ a b c d Vaughan 2010, p. xviii.
  4. ^ Cokayne 1926, p. 228-229.

References edit

  • Cokayne, George Edward (1926). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain. Vol. 6. St. Catherine Press, Limited.
  • Vaughan, Richard (2009). Philip the Bold. The Boydell Press.
  • Vaughan, Richard (2010). Philip the Good. The Boydell Press.
Philip II, Count of Nevers
Cadet branch of the House of Valois
Born: October 1389 Died: 25 October 1415
Regnal titles
Preceded by Count of Nevers
1404–1415
Succeeded by
Preceded by Count of Rethel
1406–1415