Claude of Lorraine,
Duke of Aumale
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(18 August 1526,
Joinville
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– 3 March 1573,
La Rochelle
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) was the third son of
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (20 October 1496 – 12 April 1550) was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528.
He was a highly effective general for the French crown. His children and grandchildren were to ...
and
Antoinette de Bourbon
Antoinette of Bourbon (25 December 1494 – 22 January 1583), was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon. She was the wife of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise.
Life
Antoinette de Bourbon was born on 25 December 1494 at the Chateau de Ha ...
. He was a prince of Lorraine by birth.
Biography
As part of the Treaty of Boulogne which ended the war of the
Rough Wooing
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, Claude, Marquis of Mayenne and
François de Vendôme, Vidame de Chartres
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People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, Kin ...
, were among six French hostages sent to England. After his father died on 12 April 1550, Claude was allowed to come to Scotland, with a passport from Edward VI dated 11 May, to see his sister
Mary of Guise. He wrote from Edinburgh on 18 May that he would view the strong places of the realm.
Regent Arran
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gave him three horses and organised a banquet for him in Edinburgh on 21 May. In 1550, Claude inherited the title of
Duke of Aumale
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, when his brother
Francis succeeded their father as
Duke of Guise
Count of Guise and Duke of Guise (pronounced ¡É¥iz were titles in the French nobility.
Originally a seigneurie, in 1417 Guise was erected into a county for René, a younger son of Louis II of Anjou.
While disputed by the House of Luxembourg ...
. That year he was also appointed royal governor of
Burgundy.
During the
Italian War of 1551–1559
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, Claude was captured at the
siege of Metz in 1553 and had to pay an exorbitant ransom. He was killed at the
siege of La Rochelle
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in 1573.
Marriage & issue
On 1 August 1547 he married
Louise de Brézé
Louise de Brézé (1521-1577), Duchess of Aumale and ''Dame d'Anet'', was a French noblewoman of the 16th century, the second daughter of Diane de Poitiers and Louis de Brézé.
Biography
Louise was born to the influential Norman landowner Loui ...
(c. 1518 – January 1577), dame d'
Anet
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, the daughter of
Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
, and
Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers (9 January 1500 – 25 April 1566) was a French noblewoman and prominent courtier. She wielded much power and influence as King Henry II's royal mistress and adviser until his death. Her position increased her wealth and famil ...
. They had:
* Henri (21 October 1549,
Château de Saint-Germain – August 1559),
Count of Valentinois
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* Catherine Romula (8 November 1550, Saint-Germain – 25 June 1606), married on 11 May 1569
Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur
* Madeleine Diane (b. 5 February 1554), d. young
*
Charles, Duke of Aumale
Charles of Guise, duc d'Aumale (25 January 1555 – 1631, Brussels) was the son of Claude, Duke of Aumale and Louise de Brézé.
Biography
One of the leaders of the Catholic League, he was at times governor of Picardy and Grand Veneur of F ...
(1555–1631)
* Diane (10 November 1558 – 25 June 1586,
Ligny
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Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an '' ancienne commun ...
), married on 13 November 1576 François, Duke of Piney-Luxemburg
* Antoinette (b. 9 June 1560,
Nancy), d. young
* Antoinette Louise (29 September 1561, Joinville – 24 August 1643,
Soissons
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), Abbess of Soissons
* Antoine (b. 12 November 1562), d. young
* Claude (13 December 1564 – 3 January 1591,
Saint-Denis), called the "Chevalier d'Aumale", Abbot of St.-Pere-en-Valle,
Chartres, Knight of the
Order of Malta
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, General of the Galleys
* Marie (10 June 1565 – 27 January 1627),
Abbess of Chelles
* Charles (25 January 1566 – 7 May 1568, Paris)
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