The Viscounty of

Joyeuse Joyeuse (; fro, Joiuse; meaning "joyous, joyful") was, in medieval legend, the sword wielded by Charlemagne as his personal weapon. A sword identified as Joyeuse was used in French royal coronation ceremonies since the 13th century, and is now ...

was elevated to a

Duchy A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a Middle Ages, medieval country, territory, fiefdom, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or Queen regnant, queen in Western European tradition. There once exis ...

in 1581 by King

Henry III of France Henry III (french: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; pl, Henryk Walezy; lt, Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of ...

for his favourite

Anne de Joyeuse Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Baron d'Arques, Vicomte then Duke of Joyeuse (1560 – 20 October 1587) was a royal favourite and active participant in the French Wars of Religion. An intimate friend of Henry III of France, he was keeper of the kin ...

House of Joyeuse

Chateauneuf-Randon de Joyeuse Saint-Didier

*1581-1587 :

(1560 † 1587), son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie de Batarnay. *1587-1592 : Antoine Scipion de Joyeuse (1565 † 1592), brother of the above. *1592-1608 : Henri de Joyeuse (1563 † 1608), brother of the above. *1608-1615 : cardinal

François de Joyeuse François de Joyeuse (24 June 1562 – 23 August 1615) was a French churchman and politician. Biography Born at Carcassonne, François de Joyeuse was the second son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie Eléanor de Batarnay. As the younger son of a ...

(1562 † 1615), archbishop of Toulouse and Rouen, brother of the above. *1615-1647 :

Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse (8 January 1585 – 25 February 1656) was the daughter of Henri de Joyeuse and Catherine de Nogaret Nogaret de La Valette. She married her first husband, Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, on 15 May 1597 an ...

(1585 † 1656), daughter of the above. Henriette Catherine married twice: first to the vastly wealthy

Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, (12 May 1573 – 27 February 1608) was Rulers of Auvergne, Dauphin of Auvergne, Duchy of Montpensier, Duke of Montpensier, Sovereign Prince of the Dombes and Lord of Châtellerault. Henri was born at Mézièr ...

; then to Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. From her first marriage, she was the maternal grandmother of ''la Grande Mademoiselle''. In 1647, Henriette Catherine gave the duchy to her son Louis de Lorraine.

House of Guise

*1647-1654 : Louis de Lorraine (1622 † 1654), son of

. ::married Marie Françoise de Valois, '' duchesse d'Angoulême'', daughter of Louis Emmanuel, Duke of Angoulême, who succeeded her father in 1653. *1654-1671 : Louis Joseph de Lorraine (1650 † 1671),

Duke of Guise Count of Guise and Duke of Guise (pronounced �ɥiz 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 ...

and Joyeuse, son of the above. ::married

Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans (26 December 1646 - 17 March 1696), known as Isabelle d'Orléans, was the Duchess of Alençon and, during her husband's lifetime, Duchess of Angoulême. She was a daughter of Gaston d'Orléans and a first cousin o ...

, first cousin of

Louis XIV , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Vers ...

. *1671-1675 : Francis Joseph de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Joyesue, son of the above. *1675-1688 : Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Princess of Joinville, daughter of

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

and Henriette Catherine of Joyeuse. Without any heirs, Marie ceded the duchy of Joyeuse to her 3rd cousin once removed Charles François de Lorraine in 1688.

Branch of Elbeuf

*1688-1690 : Charles François de Lorraine (1661 † 1702), Prince of Commercy, grandson of

Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf (5 November 1596 – 5 November 1657), was a French nobleman, the son of Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf, by his wife, Marguerite de Chabot. He succeeded his father in the Elbeuf dukedom (Elbœuf is an alternate, anglicized s ...

and nephew of the previous. ::1690-1693 : ''Louis XIV confiscated the duchy after Charles François entered into the service of

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; hu, I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria An ...

. It was given to Charles François' brother Jean Paul.'' *1693-1693 : Jean Paul de Lorraine (1672 † 1693), Prince of Lillebonne, brother of the above, died without issue. *1693-1694 :

François Marie de Lorraine François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

(1624 † 1694), Prince of Lillebonne, Duke of Joyeuse, father of the above and youngest son of

. *1694-1714 : Anne de Lorraine (1639 † 1720), wife of the above, daughter of

Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Charles IV (5 April 1604, Nancy – 18 September 1675, Allenbach) was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 until his death in 1675, with a brief interruption in 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, Nicholas Franc ...

. The duchy was transmitted to the grandson of François Marie and Anne, Louis de Melun, who was created Duke of Joyesue in 1714.

House of Melun

*1714-1724 : Louis de Melun, Prince of Epinoy, Baron of Antoing then Duke of Joyeuse. Son of Louis de Melun and

Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

. Élisabeth Thérèse, Princess of Epinoy, was the daughter of the previous duke and duchess of Joyeuse. ::He married Armande de La Tour d'Auvergne and had no issue; married

Marie Anne de Bourbon Marie Anne de Bourbon, ''Légitimée de France','' born Marie Anne de La Blaume Le Blanc, by her marriage Princess of Conti then Princess Dowager of Conti, ''suo jure'' Duchess of La Vallière and of Vaujours (2 October 1666 – 3 May 1739) ...

secretly and had no issue. ::At his death, the title passed to his nephew

Charles de Rohan Charles de Rohan (16 July 17151 July 1787), Prince of Soubise, Duke of Rohan-Rohan, Seigneur of Roberval, and Marshal of France from 1758, was a soldier, and minister to kings Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was the last male of his branch of the Hou ...

(1715 † 1787), son of Jules de Rohan, prince de Soubise and

Anne Julie de Melun Anne Julie de Melun (Anne Julie Adélaïde; 1698 – 18 May 1724) was a French court office holder. She served as deputy Governess of the Children of France. Biography Born in 1698, she was baptised with the names Anne Julie Adélaïde and ...

, sister of Louis.

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Duchesses of Joyeuse