Henri of Savoy (7 November 1625,

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– 4 January 1659, Paris) was the seventh

Duc de Nemours Duke of Nemours was a title in the Peerage of France. The name refers to Nemours in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. History In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was a possession of th ...

(1652–59), and was also

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. Henri, as the third son of

Henri de Savoie, 4th Duc de Nemours Biography Henri of Savoy (french: Henri de Savoie) (2 November 157210 July 1632), 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 br ...

, was not expected to succeed to the dukedom and entered the priesthood. By 1651, he had become

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. When his brothers

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and

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both predeceased him without leaving sons, he was relieved of his vows and became Duc de Nemours in 1652. He married Marie d'Orleans (daughter of Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville and

Louise de Bourbon Louise de Bourbon (2 February 1603 – 9 September 1637) called ''Mademoiselle de Soissons'' was the wife of Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. She was the mother of the famous Marie de Nemours. Life The eldest daughter of Charles de ...

) 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.

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Encyclopædia Britannica entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henri 02, Duke Of Nemours 1625 births 1659 deaths Nobility from Paris Princes of Savoy Dukes of Nemours Archbishops of Reims Counts of Geneva 17th-century peers of France