Counts and Dukes of Rethel Totally Explained

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This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. The first counts of Rethel ruled independently, before the county passed first to the Counts of Nevers, then to the Counts of Flanders, and finally to the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1405 the County became part of the Peerage of France, and in 1581 it was elevated to a duchy. In 1663 it became the Duchy of Mazarin. The county was active in the crusades. King Baldwin II of Jerusalem was the brother of Count Gervais and Countess Matilda of Rethel, while Beatrice of Rethel married King Leo I of Armenia.

First dynasty

Manasses I
Manasses II (?–1032)
Manasses III (1032–1056)
Hugh I (1065–1118)
Gervais (1118–1124)
Matilda (1124–1151)

Second dynasty

Eudes of Vitry (1124–1158; married Matilda of Rethel)

Ithier (1158–1171)

Manasses III (1171–1199)

Hugh II (1199–1227)

Hugh III (1227–1242)

John (1242–1251)

Walter (1251–1262)

Manasses IV (1262–1272)

Hugh IV (1272–1285)

Jeanne (1285–1328)

Dampierre dynasty

Louis I (1285–1322; married Jeanne; also count of Nevers)

Louis II (1322–1346; also count of Flanders and Nevers; married Margaret, countess of Artois)

Louis III (1346–1384; also count of Flanders, Nevers, and Artois)

Margaret of Dampierre (1384–1402; also countess of Flanders, Nevers, Artois, and duchess of Burgundy)

Burgundian dynasty

Philip the Bold (1384–1402; also duke of Burgundy; married Margaret of Dampierre)

Antoine (1402–1407; later duke of Brabant)

Philip II (1407–1415; also count of Nevers)

Charles I (1415–1464; also count of Nevers)

John II (1464–1491; also count of Nevers and Eu)

Charlotte (1491–1500)

Albret dynasty

John of Albret (1491–1500; also lord of Orval; married Charlotte of Rethel)

Marie of Albret (1500–1549)

Cleves dynasty

Charles II (1500–1521; also count of Nevers; married Marie of Albret)

Francis I (1549–1561; also duke of Nevers)

Francis II (1561–1562; also duke of Nevers)

James (1561–1564; also duke of Nevers)

Henriette (1564–1601; also duchess of Nevers)

Gonzaga dynasty

Louis IV (1566–1595; married Henriette of Cleves; first duke of Rethel)

Charles III (1595–1637; also duke of Nevers, Mantua, Montferrat, and Mayenne)

Charles IV (1637–1659; also duke of Nevers, Mantua and Montferrat)

House of Mazarin

Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1659–1661); minister of Louis XIV of France; purchased Rethel from Charles IV

Hortense Mancini (1661–1699); the niece of Cardinal Mazarin, Duchesse Mazarin, Duchesse de Mayenne, Duchesse de la Meilleraye, mistress of Charles II of England

Paul-Jules de la Porte (1699–1731; also Duc de la Meilleraye)

Paul de la Porte (1731–1738; also Duc de la Meilleraye)

Louise Jeanne de Durfort (1738–1781; also Duchesse de Mayenne) By the terms of its entailment, the title became extinct on her death; however, it's still claimed by her descendants, the Sovereign Princes of Monaco.

Bibliography

Alan V. Murray, The crusader Kingdom of Jérusalem, A Dynastic History 1099-1125, Linacre College Oxford, 2000, ISBN 1-900934-03-5Further Information

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