Louis d’Armagnac, duc de Nemours

French duke
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

Also known as: Louis d’Armagnac, comte de Guise
Quick Facts
Also called (until 1500):
comte de Guise
Born:
1472
Died:
April 28, 1503, Cerignola, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples (aged 31)
Also Known As:
Louis d’Armagnac, comte de Guise

Louis d’Armagnac, duc de Nemours (born 1472—died April 28, 1503, Cerignola, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples) was the third son of Jacques d’Armagnac, duc de Nemours, and last of the ducal House of Armagnac.

The duchy of Nemours and all other honours forfeited by his father were restored to Louis’s elder brother, Jean d’Armagnac, by acts of 1484 and 1492. Louis inherited the duchy on the latter’s death in 1500. He had accompanied Charles VIII of France on his Italian campaigns and was named viceroy of Naples by Louis XII in 1501. In the ensuing wars between France and Spain over control of southern Italy, Nemours was killed at the Battle of Cerignola.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.