Henri de Savoie, 7th Duc de Nemours
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Henri de Savoie was the seventh Duc de Nemours (1652–59), and was also Count of Geneva
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Henri, as the third son of Henri de Savoie, 4th Duc de Nemours
, was not expected to succeed to the dukedom and entered the priesthood. By 1651, he had become Archbishop of Reims
. When his brothers Louis
and Charles both predeceased him without leaving sons, he was relieved of his vows and became Duc de Nemours in 1652. He married Marie d'Orleans in 1657, but died two years later without children. On his death, the title of Duke of Nemours reverted to the Crown. He was succeeded as Count of Geneva by his niece, Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie, Duchess of Savoy.
Count of Geneva
The County of Geneva, largely corresponding to the later Genevois province, originated in the tenth century, in the Burgundian Kingdom of Arles which fell to the Holy Roman Empire in 1032.-History:...
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Henri, as the third son of Henri de Savoie, 4th Duc de Nemours
Henri de Savoie, 4th Duc de Nemours
Henri 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....
, was not expected to succeed to the dukedom and entered the priesthood. By 1651, he had become Archbishop of Reims
Archbishop of Reims
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750...
. When his brothers Louis
Louis of Savoy, 5th Duke of Nemours
Louis of Savoy was Count of Geneva, Duke of Nemours, and Duke of Aumale from the death of his father Henry of Savoy in 1632 until his own death in 1641....
and Charles both predeceased him without leaving sons, he was relieved of his vows and became Duc de Nemours in 1652. He married Marie d'Orleans in 1657, but died two years later without children. On his death, the title of Duke of Nemours reverted to the Crown. He was succeeded as Count of Geneva by his niece, Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie, Duchess of Savoy.