Jacques d'Armagnac (4 August 1477),

duke of Nemours Duke of Nemours was a title in the Peerage of France. The name refers to Nemours in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. History In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Lordship of Nemours, in the Gâtinais, France, was a possession of th ...

, was a 15th-century French nobleman and military leader. He served under King Charles VII of France in

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and Guienne, and was awarded honours by

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. He also held the title of

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. He was the son of Count Bernard d’Armagnac and Éléonore de Bourbon-La Marche. As the

, Jacques served under

Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious () or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a ''de facto'' end of the English claims to ...

in 1449 and 1450, and afterwards in Guienne.

awarded him with honours. In 1462, Jacques succeeded his father, and Louis XI married him to his god-daughter, Louise of Anjou, daughter of Charles of Le Maine. Louis XI also recognized his title to the Duchy of Nemours, which he had disputed with the

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. Sent by Louis to pacify

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, Nemours felt that he had been insufficiently rewarded for the rapid success of this expedition, and joined the

League of the Public Weal The War of the Public Weal (French: ''La guerre du Bien public'') was a conflict between the king of France and an alliance of feudal nobles, organized in 1465 in defiance of the centralized authority of King Louis XI of France. It was masterminde ...

in 1465. Subsequently, he reconciled with Louis, but soon resumed his intrigues. After twice pardoning him, the king's patience became exhausted, and he besieged the duke's chateau at Carlat and imprisoned him. Nemours was treated with the utmost rigour, being shut up in a cage. He was finally condemned to death and beheaded, 4 Aug 1477. Jacques and Louise had: * Jacques (d. young) * Jean d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (1467–1500) * Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (1500–1503) * Marguerite d'Armagnac, Duchess of Nemours (d. 1503), married Peter de Rohan (d.1514) * Catherine d'Armagnac (d. 1487), married

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in 1484 * Charlotte d'Armagnac, Duchess of Nemours (d. 1504), married Charles de Rohan (d.1504)

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