Louis de Lorraine, duc de Joyeuse

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Portrait of Louis' de Lorraine, 17th century

Louis de Lorraine-Guise (born January 11, 1622 , † September 27, 1654 in Paris ), also known as Louis de Guise , was Duke of Joyeuse from 1647 to 1654, Duke of Angoulême from 1653 to 1654 and Prince of 1654 Joinville . He was the son of Charles de Lorraine, duc de Guise and his wife Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse .

In 1644 he took over the office of Grand Chambellan de France . 1647 received from his mother Joyeuse and the associated title of Duke - until then he was known as Chevalier de Joyeuse - and in 1654 Joinville. On November 3, 1649, he married Marie Françoise de Valois (* 1631; † 1696), Duchess of Angoulême , daughter of Louis-Emmanuel de Valois and Henriette de La Guiche in Toulon . His wife inherited the duchies of Angoulême and La Guiche in 1653, and he himself held the title de iure uxoris .

Louis de Lorraine and Françoise d'Angoulême had two children:

literature

  • Georges Poull: La maison ducale de Lorraine devenue la Maison impériale et royale d'Autriche, de Hongrie et de Bohême . Presses universitaires de Nancy, Nancy 1991, ISBN 2-86480-517-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Joyeuse, Louis de Lorraine, duc de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lorraine-Guise, Louis de; Guise, Louis de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Joyeuse, Prince of Joinville
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1622
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1654
Place of death Paris