Charles, Duke of Aumale
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Brussels
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) was the son of Claude, Duke of Aumale
Claude, Duke of Aumale
Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Aumale was the third son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon. He was a prince of Lorraine by birth....
and Louise de Brézé.
Biography
One of the leaders of the Catholic LeagueCatholic League (French)
The Catholic League of France, sometimes referred to by contemporary Roman Catholics as the Holy League, a major player in the French Wars of Religion, was formed by Duke Henry of Guise in 1576...
, he was at times governor
Governor
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of Picardy
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This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
and Grand Veneur of France. He led a rebellion in Picardy in 1587, a prelude to open war between the House of Guise
House of Guise
The House of Guise was a French ducal family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.The Guises were Catholic, and Henry Guise wanted to end growing Calvinist influence...
and Henry III of France
Henry III of France
Henry III was King of France from 1574 to 1589. As Henry of Valois, he was the first elected monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the dual titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.-Childhood:Henry was born at the Royal Château de Fontainebleau,...
. He was defeated at the Battle of Senlis on 17 May 1589 by the allied forces of Henry III and Henry of Navarre
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
. Captured by Henry of Navarre at the Battle of Ivry
Battle of Ivry
The Battle of Ivry was fought on 14 March 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot forces against the Catholic League forces led by the Duc de Mayenne...
, he died in exile.
Family
He married Marie, daughter of René, Marquis of ElbeufRené, Marquis of Elbeuf
René of Guise,Marquis d'Elbeuf was the youngest son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon....
at the Château
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de Joinville
Joinville, Haute-Marne
Joinville is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.Its medieval château-fort, which gave to members of the House of Guise their title, duc de Joinville, was demolished during the Revolution of 1789, but the 16th-century Château du Grand Jardin built by Claude de Lorraine,...
on 10 November 1576, by whom he had five children:
- Charles (b. December 1580), d. young
- Henri, d. young
- Marguerite, d. young
- Anne (1600 – 10 February 1638), Duchess of Aumale, married on 18 April 1618 Henri de Savoie, 4th Duc de NemoursHenri de Savoie, 4th Duc de NemoursHenri of Savoy , called originally Marquis de Saint-Sorlin, was the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este, the widow of François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. He succeeded his brother Charles Emmanuel as Duke of Nemours....
- Marie, married Ambrosio, Marquis of Spinola in 1615