Nivernais
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The Nivernais is a landscape and historical province of France , which is named after the capital Nevers . The area borders
- in the north to the Orléanais ,
- in the south to the Bourbonnais ,
- in the west to the berry ,
- in the east to Burgundy (Bourgogne) .
The main towns of the Nivernais are Nevers , Pouilly-sur-Loire , Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire , Clamecy , Vézelay , Château-Chinon , Decize and Donzy .
history
The county of Nevers existed since the 9th century and was under the rule of various French noble families ( Burgundy-Ivrea , Monceaux , Donzy, Châtillon , Courtenay , Bourbon , Dampierre , Burgundy ). From 1491 to 1565 the counts (since 1538 dukes) ruled from the House of Kleve-Mark , who sold the county in 1565 to the Italian noble Gonzaga family . Carlo III. Gonzaga sold the territory to Cardinal Mazarin in 1659 , who ceded the territory to his nephew. The rule of the Mancini family then lasted until the French Revolution . After the revolution, the territory was essentially incorporated into the newly created Nièvre department and, to a lesser extent, into the Loiret and Cher departments .