Jacques de Savoie ¹

  General Notes:

Jacques de Savoie, 2nd Duke of Nemours, became Duke of Nemours in 1533.

He distinguished himself at the sieges of Lens and Metz (1552-1553), at the battle of Renty (1554) and in the campaign of Piedmont (1555).

He was a supporter of the Guises, and had to retire for some time into Savoy in consequence of a plot. On his return to France he fought the Huguenots, and signalized himself by his successes in Dauphiné and Lyonnais. In 1567 he induced the court to return from Meaux to Paris, took part in the battle of Saint Denis, protested against the peace of Longjumeau, and repulsed the invasion of Wolfgang, count palatine of Zweibrücken. He devoted his last years to letters and art, and died at Annecy.

He married Anne d'Este in 1566, daughter of Duke Ercole II of Ferrara and Renée of France, and widow of Francis, Duke of Guise. He was succeeded as Duke of Nemours by his son, Charles Emmanuel de Savoie, 3rd Duc de Nemours.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a Duke of Nemours from 1533 to 1585.

Jacques married Anne d' Este, daughter of Ercole II d' Este and Renée de France, in 1566.¹ (Anne d' Este was born in 1531 and died in 1607.)

  Marriage Notes:

They had two children:
- Charles Emmanuel (1567 - July 1595, Annecy), duke after his father;
- Henri (1572 - 1632), marquis of Saint-Sorlin and duke after his brother.