Henriette of Cleves
Henriette of Cleves, also known as Henriette de La Marck( 31 October 1542 – 24 June 1601) was a French courtier and noble, heir of the Cleves- Nevers family.
She became the" suo jure" 4th Duchess of Nevers and the" suo jure" Countess of Rethel, upon the childless death of her brother, James of Cleves, Duke of Nevers and Count of Rethel, in 1564.
She was the spouse of Louis I Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, 1st Duke of Rethel, and Prince of Mantua and Duchess of Rethel and Princess of Mantua by marriage.
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise( 6 July 1555, Dampierre – 24 December 1588, Château de Blois), was the third son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d' Este.
John II, Count of Nevers
John II, Count of Nevers( known as Jean de Clamecy, prior to acquiring title of" Count of Nevers"; 1415–1491) was a French noble.
Bonne of Artois
Bonne of Artois( 1396 – 17 September 1425, Dijon) was Countess consort of Nevers by marriage to Philip II, Count of Nevers, and Duchess consort of Burgundy by marriage to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy.
She served as regent of the County of Nevers during the minority of her son from 1415 until 1424.
William IV, Count of Nevers
William IV, Count of Nevers,( c. 1130 – Acre, 24 October 1168) Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre( 1161 – 1168).
Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel
Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel, Countess of Nevers (25 March 1491 – 27 October 1549) was the suo jure Countess of Rethel, a title which she inherited at the age of nine upon the death of her mother, Charlotte of Nevers, Sovereign Countess of Rethel, on 23 August 1500.
She was the wife of Charles II of Cleves, Count of Nevers.
Renauld II, Count of Nevers
Renauld II, Count of Nevers and Auxerre( died 1089) was the son of William I of Nevers, Count of Nevers and Ermengarde of Tonnerre.
He married Ida, daughter of Artald V, Count of Forez.
They had a child: Later he married Agnes of Beaugency.
They had:
Francis I, Duke of Nevers
Francis I of Cleves, (2 September 1516 – 13 February 1561) was a commander in the French Royal Army and the first Duke of Nevers.
He participated in the suppression of the Amboise conspiracy.
The only son of Charles II of Nevers (died in the Louvre in 1521) and Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel, Francis succeeded his father as Count of Nevers and Eu.
In 1539 he became Duke of Nevers.
When his mother died in 1549, he also inherited the title of Count of Rethel.
In 1538, Francis married Marguerite of Bourbon-La Marche (1516–1589), daughter of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon.
They had five children:
Engelbert, Count of Nevers
Engelbert of Cleves, Count of Nevers( 26 September 1462 – 21 November 1506) was the younger son of John I, Duke of Cleves and Elizabeth of Nevers, only surviving child of John II, Count of Nevers.
In 1481, he was sent with a large army to the Bishopric of Utrecht by his brother John II, Duke of Cleves where they successfully ousted David of Burgundy.
But after the Siege of Utrecht( 1483) he had to flee, and Utrecht returned to the control of Burgundy.
He married Charlotte of Bourbon- Vendôme, daughter of John VIII, Count of Vendôme, circa 1489.
Their son Engelbert became Count of Nevers and Eu in 1491 upon the death of his maternal grandfather John II, Count of Nevers.
His eldest brother John II( 1458 – 1521) inherited Cleves.
Matilda II, Countess of Nevers
Matilda II, Countess of Nevers( 1234/35–1262), also known as Maud of Dampierre or Mathilda II of Bourbon, was a sovereign Countess of Nevers, Countess of Auxerre, Countess of Tonnerre and Lady of Bourbon.
She was a daughter of Archambaud IX of Bourbon and Yolande de Châtillon, Countess of Nevers.
As heiress to the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, she was married off to Odo, Count of Nevers, the son and heir of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy.
By this marriage Odo reunited two important areas that had previously been united as the Duchy of Burgundy, but he died leaving no male heirs, and so the united territory passed to his brother Robert II, Duke of Burgundy.
After her father's death Matilda also became Lady of Bourbon.
With Odo she had three children:

Question: What is the date of death of Francis I, Duke Of Nevers's mother?