Philippe Jules François Mancini, 9th Duke of Nevers (Paris, 1676 – Paris, 1768) was a French aristocrat and member of the

Mancini family The House of Mancini was the name of one of the oldest families of Roman nobility. Their titles and fiefs were numerous: Duke of Nevers and Donzy, Prince of Vergagne and of the Holy Roman Empire with the treatment of Serene Highness, French Peer, ...

Early life

He was born as the son of Philippe Jules Mancini, 8th Duke of Nevers and Diane Gabrielle Damas de Thianges (1656-1715), he was the great-nephew of both King

Louis XIV , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Ver ...

of France's mistress,

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, and his first chief minister,

Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis X ...

Marriage and issue

In 1709 he married Maria Anna Spinola di Vergano (1678-1718), daughter of Juan Bautista Spinola Marchese di Vergagna and Marie Françoise du Bois de Lezinnes. Their only child was the academician

Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini Louis-Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarin, 10th Duke of Nevers (16 December 1716 – 25 February 1798) was a French diplomat and writer. The Duke was the sixth member elected to occupy seat No. 4 of the Académie française in 1742. In England, he wa ...

, the final Duke de Nevers.

Titles

He could not inherit the title of duc de Nevers from his father in 1707, because the duchy had not been properly registered at the

Parlement de Paris The Parliament of Paris (french: Parlement de Paris) was the oldest ''parlement'' in the Kingdom of France, formed in the 14th century. It was fixed in Paris by Philip IV of France in 1302. The Parliament of Paris would hold sessions inside the ...

. In 1709, he inherited the titles of prince de Vergagne,

grandee of Spain Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ha ...

and

Prince of the Holy Roman Empire Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ( la, princeps imperii, german: Reichsfürst, cf. ''Fürst'') was a title attributed to a hereditary ruler, nobleman or prelate recognised as such by the Holy Roman Emperor. Definition Originally, possessors o ...

from his father-in-law. In 1720 he received letters of confirmation for the duchy of Nevers from the Parlement. In 1730, he abdicated as duke in his son's favour. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mancini 1676 births 1768 deaths Dukes of Nivernais Grandees of Spain Princes of the Holy Roman Empire 18th-century peers of France 17th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire 18th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire