List of Dukes of Joyeuse
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The Viscounty of Joyeuse
was elevated to a Duchy
in 1581 by Henri III
, King of France for his favourite Anne de Joyeuse
.
Henriette Catherine married twice; firstly to the vastly wealthy Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier
then secondly 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
Joyeuse, Ardèche
Joyeuse is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France.-Geography:Joyeuse lies in the historic region of Bas-Vivarais, in the valley of the Beaume, a tributary of the Ardèche River.-Population:-Personalities:...
was elevated to a Duchy
Duchy
A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess.Some duchies were sovereign in areas that would become unified realms only during the Modern era . In contrast, others were subordinate districts of those kingdoms that unified either partially or completely during the Medieval era...
in 1581 by Henri III
Henry III of France
Henry III was King of France from 1574 to 1589. As Henry of Valois, he was the first elected monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the dual titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.-Childhood:Henry was born at the Royal Château de Fontainebleau,...
, King of France for his favourite Anne de Joyeuse
Anne de Joyeuse
Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Baron d'Arques, Vicomte then Duke of Joyeuse was a royal favourite and active participant in the French Wars of Religion....
.
House of Joyeuse
- 1581-1587 : Anne de JoyeuseAnne de JoyeuseAnne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Baron d'Arques, Vicomte then Duke of Joyeuse was a royal favourite and active participant in the French Wars of Religion....
(1560 † 1587), son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie de Batarnay; - 1587-1590 : François de JoyeuseFrançois de JoyeuseFrançois de Joyeuse was a French churchman and politician.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 seigneur in an intensely religious family of bishops and soldiers, he was destined for a career in...
(1562 † 1615), brother of the above; - 1590-1592 : Antoine Scipion de Joyeuse (1565 † 1592), brother of the above;
- 1592-1608 : Henri de Joyeuse (1563 † 1608), brother of the above;
- 1608-1647 : Henriette Catherine de JoyeuseHenriette Catherine de JoyeuseHenriette Catherine de Joyeuse was the daughter of Henri de Joyeuse and Catherine de Nogaret. She married her first husband, Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, on 15 May 1597 and her second husband, Charles, Duke of Guise, on 6 January 1611.- Marriages and children :From her first marriage to...
(1585 † 1656), daughter of the above;
Henriette Catherine married twice; firstly to the vastly wealthy Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier
Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier
Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, was Dauphin of Auvergne, Duke of Montpensier, Sovereign Prince of the Dombes and Lord of Châtellerault....
then secondly to Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise
Charles de Lorraine, 4th Duke of Guise was the son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine of Cleves.-Biography:...
. 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
Louis, Duke of Joyeuse
Louis de Lorraine, Duke of Joyeuse was a younger son of Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.-Life:...
.
House of GuiseHouse of GuiseThe House of Guise was a French ducal family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.The Guises were Catholic, and Henry Guise wanted to end growing Calvinist influence...
- 1647-1654 : Louis de LorraineLouis, Duke of JoyeuseLouis de Lorraine, Duke of Joyeuse was a younger son of Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.-Life:...
(1622 † 1654), son of Henriette Catherine de JoyeuseHenriette Catherine de JoyeuseHenriette Catherine de Joyeuse was the daughter of Henri de Joyeuse and Catherine de Nogaret. She married her first husband, Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, on 15 May 1597 and her second husband, Charles, Duke of Guise, on 6 January 1611.- Marriages and children :From her first marriage to...
;
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- 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 and Joyeuse, son of the above;
- married Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, first cousin of Louis XIVLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
;- 1671-1675 : Francis Joseph de LorraineFrancis Joseph, Duke of GuiseFrançois Joseph de Lorraine , Duke of Guise, Duke of Alençon and Duke of Angoulême, was the only son of Louis Joseph de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, suo jure duchess of Alençon.-Biography:Born at the Hôtel de Guise in Paris to the daughter of Gaston d'Orléans and the...
, Duke of Guise and Joyesue, son of the above; - Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Princess of Joinville, daughter of CharlesCharles, Duke of GuiseCharles de Lorraine, 4th Duke of Guise was the son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine of Cleves.-Biography:...
and Henriette Catherine of Joyeuse;
- 1671-1675 : Francis Joseph de Lorraine
- married Marie Françoise de Valois, duchesse d'Angoulême, daughter of Louis Emmanuel, Duke of Angoulême, who succeeded her father in 1653;
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- without any heirs, Marie ceded the duchy of Joyeuse to her Lorraine cousin's the Dukes of Elbeuf in 1688.
Branch of Elbeuf
- 1688-1690 : Charles François de Lorraine (1661 † 1702), Prince of Commercy, grandson of Charles de LorraineCharles II, Duke of ElbeufCharles de Lorraine was a French nobleman, the son of Charles I of Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf by his wife, Marguerite de Chabot. He succeeded his father in the Elbeuf dukedom in 1605.- Biography :He joined the French royal court in 1607, becoming a playmate to the future King Louis XIII...
and cousin of the previous;
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- 1690-1693 : Louis XIV confiscated the duchy due to Charles François who entered into the service of Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
. It was given to Charles' brother Jean François Paul.- 1693-1693 : Jean François Paul de Lorraine (1672 † 1693), Prince of Lillebonne, brother of the above, died without issue;
- 1693-1694 : François Marie de Lorraine (1624 † 1694), Prince of Lillebonne, Duke of Joyeuse, father of the above and youngest son of Charles de LorraineCharles II, Duke of ElbeufCharles de Lorraine was a French nobleman, the son of Charles I of Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf by his wife, Marguerite de Chabot. He succeeded his father in the Elbeuf dukedom in 1605.- Biography :He joined the French royal court in 1607, becoming a playmate to the future King Louis XIII...
; - 1694-1714 : Anne de Lorraine (1639 † 1720), wife of the above, daughter of Charles IV, Duke of LorraineCharles IV, Duke of LorraineCharles IV was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, and again from 1661 until 1675.- Biography :...
. The duchy was transmitted to the grandson of François Marie and Anne ending up with Louis de MelunLouis, Duke of Joyeuse (1694–1724)Louis de Melun, Duke of Joyeuse was a French noble man. He was the Prince of Epinoy, Baron then Duke of Joyeuse and Peer of France, Baron of Cysoing, Antoing and Wiers, Earl of Saint-Pol, Viscount of Gand, châtelain de Bapaume, Lord of Villemareuil, of Vaucourtois and of...
being created Duke of Joyesue in 1714.
- 1690-1693 : Louis XIV confiscated the duchy due to Charles François who entered into the service of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
House of Melun
- 1714-1724 : Louis de MelunLouis, Duke of Joyeuse (1694–1724)Louis de Melun, Duke of Joyeuse was a French noble man. He was the Prince of Epinoy, Baron then Duke of Joyeuse and Peer of France, Baron of Cysoing, Antoing and Wiers, Earl of Saint-Pol, Viscount of Gand, châtelain de Bapaume, Lord of Villemareuil, of Vaucourtois and of...
, Prince of Epinoy, Baron of Antoing then Duke of Joyeuse. Son of Louis de Melun and Élisabeth Thérèse de LorraineÉlisabeth Thérèse de LorraineÉlisabeth de Lorraine-L'islebonne was a French noblewoman and the Princess of Epinoy by marriage. She is often styled as the princesse de Lillebonne...
. The Princess of Epinoy, Élisabeth Thérèse was the daughter of the previous duke and duchess of Joyeuse.
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- married Armande de La Tour d'Auvergne and had no issue; married Marie Anne de Bourbon secretly and had no issue;
- at his death, the title passed to his nephew Charles de Rohan (1715 † 1787), son of Jules de Rohan, prince de Soubise and Anne Julie de MelunAnne Julie de MelunAnne Julie de Melun was a French noblewoman and mother of Charles de Rohan, the famous general of Louis XV as well as Madame de Marsan. She died of smallpox in her twenties.-Biography:...
, sister of Louis.