This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. The first counts of

Rethel Rethel () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37&n ...

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

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was the brother of Count Gervais and Countess Matilda of Rethel, while Beatrice of Rethel married Leo I, Prince of Armenia.

Rethel Dynasty

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

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(1124–1151)

Vitre Dynasty

Odo of Vitry Odo of Vitry (Eudes) (died 1158) was a French nobleman. Count of Rethel and Châtelain de Vitry. His parenthood is unclear. It is sometimes stated that he was a son of André, castellan of Vitré and of Agnès de Mortain, but this appears to be ...

(1124–1158), married Matilda of Rethel *Ithier (1158–1171) * Manasses IV (1171–1199) * Hugh II (1199–1227) *Hugh III (1227–1242) *John (1242–1251) *Walter (1251–1262) * Manasses V (1262–1272) * Hugh IV (1272–1285) *

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(1285–1328)

Dampierre dynasty

* Louis I (1285–1322; married Joan; also

count of Nevers The counts of Nevers were the rulers of the County of Nevers, which became a French duchy in 1539, with the rulers of the duchy calling themselves dukes. History The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the Duchy of Burgundy. ...

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

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) *

Louis III Louis III may refer to: * Louis the Younger, sometimes III of Germany (835–882) * Louis III of France (865–882) * Louis the Blind, Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, (c. 880–928) * Louis the Child, sometimes III of Germany (893–911) * Louis II ...

(1346–1384; also count of Flanders, Nevers, and Artois) * Margaret (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 Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

(1415–1464; also count of Nevers) * John II (1464–1491; also count of Nevers and Eu) *

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(1491–1500)

Albret dynasty

*John of Albret (1491–1500; also lord of Orval; married Charlotte of Rethel) * Marie of Albret (1500–1549)

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dynasty

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

Francis I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to: * Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) * Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450 * Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547 * Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lau ...

(1549–1561; also duke of Nevers) *Francis II (1561–1562; also duke of Nevers) *James (1561–1564; also duke of Nevers) * Henriette of Cleves (1564–1601; also duchess of Nevers)

Gonzaga dynasty

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

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(1595–1637; also duke of Nevers,

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, Montferrat, and

Mayenne Mayenne () is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and I ...

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

House of Mazarin

Cardinal Jules Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV ...

(1659–1661); minister of

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; purchased Rethel from Charles IV * Hortense Mancini (1661–1699); the niece of Cardinal Mazarin, Duchess of Mazarin, Duchess of Mayenne, Duchess of Meilleraye, mistress of Charles II of England * Paul-Jules de la Porte (1699–1731; also Duke of Meilleraye) * Paul de la Porte (1731–1738; also Duke of Meilleraye) * Louise Jeanne de Durfort (1738–1781; also Duchess of Mayenne and Meilleraye) *

Louise d'Aumont Louise d'Aumont, ''duchesse d'Aumont, duchesse Mazarin et de La Meilleraye'', (Louise Félicité Victoire; 22 October 1759, in Paris – 13 December 1826, in Paris) was a French Duchess and a Princess of Monaco by marriage to Honoré IV, Prince ...

(1781–1789; also Duchess of Mayenne and Meilleraye) Nowadays, the title is 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, 1-900934-03-5 Monegasque titles