René, Marquis of Elbeuf
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Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528....
and Antoinette de Bourbon
Antoinette de Bourbon
Antoinette de Bourbon was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon. She was the wife of Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise...
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René was born at Joinville, Haute-Marne
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,...
. He married Louise de Rieux (1531 – c. 1570) on 3 February 1555. They had two children:
- Charles I, Duke of ElbeufCharles I, Duke of ElbeufCharles de Lorraine was a French duke and nobleman. He was marquis of Elbeuf from 1566 to 1572, then duke of Elbeuf from 1582 to 1605 and count of Harcourt from 1566 to 1582, lord of Rieux, baron of Ancenis and peer of France...
(1556–1605) - Marie (21 August 1555 – c. 1605), married at Joinville on 10 November 1576 Charles, Duke of AumaleCharles, Duke of AumaleCharles of Guise, duc d'Aumale was the son of Claude, Duke of Aumale and Louise de Brézé.-Biography:...
He served as French ambassador to Scotland
Scotland
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, and accompanied his sister Mary of Guise
Mary of Guise
Mary of Guise was a queen consort of Scotland as the second spouse of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560...
on her entrance to that country in 1561. He was also a patron of the arts, particularly of composer Pierre Clereau
Pierre Clereau
Pierre Clereau was a French composer, choirmaster, and possibly organist of the Renaissance, active in several towns in Lorraine, including Toul and Nancy. He wrote both sacred and secular vocal music, in Latin, French, and Italian...
of Lorraine.