Counts and dukes of Nevers

The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the Duchy of Burgundy.

For a time, it was held by a cadet branch of the House of Gonzaga.

This branch inherited the Duchy of Mantua from the senior Gonzaga line (when it became extinct in 1627) and ruled Mantua until 1708, when the branch died out in the male line.

Charles IV Gonzaga sold the duchies of Nevers and Rethel in 1659 to Cardinal Mazarin.

His family held the duchy of Nevers until the French Revolution.