Catherine Henriette de Bourbon (11 November 1596 – 20 June 1663) was an illegitimate daughter of
King Henry IV of France and his long-term ''
maîtresse en titre
''Maîtresse'' (French for "mistress" or "teacher") is a 1975 French sex comedy film co-written and directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Bulle Ogier and, in one of his earliest leading roles, Gérard Depardieu. The film provoked controversy i ...
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Gabrielle d'Estrées
Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux (; 157310 April 1599) was a mistress, confidante and adviser of Henry IV of France. She persuaded Henry to renounce Protestantism in favour of Catholicism in 1593. La ...
. She was declared legitimate on 17 November 1596 at the Abbey of St. Ouen in Rouen and married into the
Princely House of Guise.
Issue
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Charles III of Elbeuf (1620–4 May 1692)
*Henri (1622–3 April 1648) never married; Abbot of Hombieres
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François Louis, Count of Harcourt
François Louis de Lorraine (1623 – 27 June 1694) was a member of the House of Lorraine. He was Count of Harcourt. He was also the Count of Rieux, Rochefort and Montlaur. He was also Marquis of Maubec as well as the Baron of Aubenas.
Biography
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(1623–27 June 1694), married and had issue;
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François Marie, Prince of Lillebonne
François Marie de Lorraine (4 Apr 1624 – 19 January 1694) was a French nobleman and member of the House of Lorraine. He was known as the ''prince de Lillebonne''. He was also the Duke of Joyeuse.
Biography
François Marie was born to Charles ...
(4 April 1624 – 19 January 1694); married and had issue
*Catherine (1626–1645); married Anthoine Basset and had issue, died in childbirth
*Marie Marguerite (1629–7 August 1679) known as ''Mademoiselle d'Elboeuf''; died unmarried and childless
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