Charles, Duke of Aumale

Coat of Arms of the Dukes 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 France. He led a rebellion in Picardy in 1587, a prelude to open war between the House of Guise and Henry III of France. He was defeated at the Battle of Senlis on 17 May 1589 by the allied forces of Henry III and Henry of Navarre. Captured by Henry of Navarre at the Battle of Ivry, he died in exile.

Family

He married Marie of Lorraine, daughter of René, Marquis of Elbeuf and Louise de Rieux. The princess was known as Mademoiselle d'Elbeuf, derived from her fathers title. The couple married at the Château de Joinville on 10 November 1576, by whom he had five children:

French nobility
Preceded by
Claude
Duke of Aumale
15731631
Succeeded by
Anne
with Henri I, Duke of Nemours
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