Claude, Duke of Chevreuse
| Claude of Lorraine | ||
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| Duke of Chevreuse | ||
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| 1610 painting of the Prince of Joinville by Frans Pourbus. | ||
| Born | 5 June 1578 unknown | |
| Died | 24 January 1657 (aged 78) Paris, France | |
| Spouse | Marie de Rohan | |
| Issue | Anne Marie, Abbess of Remiremont Charlotte Marie, Mademoiselle de Chevreuse Henriette, Abbess of Jouarre | |
| Full name | ||
| Claude de Lorraine | ||
| Father | Henri, Duke of Guise | |
| Mother | Catherine of Cleves | |
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Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Chevreuse (5 June 1578 – 24 January 1657) was a French nobleman also known as Claude de Guise. He was a member of the House of Guise which was a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine He was the Duke of Chevreuse, a title which is today used by the Duke of Luynes. His sister was Louise Marguerite of Lorraine, Princess of Conti. Prince o Joinville, he is made Duke of Chevreuse and a Peer of France by Louis XIII in 1611, Grand Chamberlain of France in 1621 and Grand Falconer of France in 1622. According to Agnes Strickland he stood as proxy for Charles I of England in his marriage at Notre Dame to Henrietta Maria of France on 1 May 1625. He was created a Knight of the Garter.
Marriage[edit]
He married Marie de Rohan in Paris on 20 April 1622.
Issue[edit]
- Anne Marie of Lorraine (1624 – 5 August 1652) Abbess of Remiremont an Pont-aux-Dames and never married.
- Charlotte Marie of Lorraine, Mademoiselle de Chevreuse (1626 – 7 November 1652) never married.
- Henriette of Lorraine (1631 – 25 January 1694) Abbess of Notre Dame, Jouarre and never married.
Titles an styles[edit]
- 5 June 1578 - 1611 The Prince of Joinville.
- 1611 - 24 January 1657 The Duke of Chevreuse.