| Philippe De Savoie, 1st Duc De Nemours |
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| CATEGORIES ABOUT PHILIPPE DE SAVOIE, 1ST DUC DE NEMOURS | |
| counts of geneva | |
| dukes of nemours | |
| house of savoy | |
| 1490 births | |
| 1533 deaths | |
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Originally destined for the priesthood, he was given the bishopric of Geneva at the age of five, but resigned it in 1510 , when he was made Count Of Genevois . He served under Louis XII , with whom he was present at the Battle Of Agnadello ( 1509 ), under the emperor Charles V in 1520 , and finally under his nephew, Francis I. In 1528 Francis gave him the Duchy Of Nemours and married him to Charlotte Of Orleans-Longueville . REFERENCES |
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