List of consorts of Guise
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Elder House of Guise, ?–1185
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Husband |
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| Ada of Roucy | Hildouin IV de Montdidier, Count of Roucy (Montdidier House of Montdidier The House of Montdidier was a medieval French noble house which ruled as count of Montdidier, Dammartin and Roucy. Its earliest definite member of the family was a certain Hilduin, who died before 956 and was known as comte de Montdidier.... ) |
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| Adelinde de Montmorency | Bouchard III, Lord of Montmorency (Montmorency) |
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| Adélaïde de Soupir | ? | - | Bouchard II | |||||
House of AvesnesHouse of AvesnesThe Avesnes family played an important role during the Middle Ages. The family has its roots in the small village Avesnes-sur-Helpe, in the north of France....
, 1185–1244
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Husband |
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Margaret, Countess of Blois Margaret, Countess of Blois Margaret of Blois was countess of Blois from 1218 to 1230.She was daughter of Theobald V of Blois and Alix of France... |
Theobald V, Count of Blois Theobald V, Count of Blois Theobald V of Blois , also known as Theobald the Good , was Count of Blois from 1151 to 1191. He was son of Theobald II of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthia... (Blois) |
1170 | after 1200 | 11 July 1244 husband's death |
12 July 1230 | Walter III | |
House of ChâtillonHouse of ChâtillonThe House of Châtillon was a notable French family, with origins in the 9th century and surviving until 1762. The name comes from a county in Champagne, with its capital in Châtillon-sur-Marne and branches in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, Blois, Penthièvre, Chartres, etc.The counts of Châtillon added to...
, 1244–1404
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Husband |
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| Alix of Brittany Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy, Countess of Blois , was a Breton noblewoman and a member of the House of Dreux as the eldest daughter of John I, Duke of Brittany. She married John I, Count of Blois... |
John I, Duke of Brittany John I, Duke of Brittany John I the Red , known as John the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany, from 1237 to his death... (Dreux) |
6 June 1243 | 11 December 1254 | 28 June 1279 husband's death |
2 August 1288 | John I John I, Count of Blois John I of Châtillon , was count of Blois from 1241 to 1280 and lord of Avesnes.He was the son of Hugh I of Châtillon and Marie of Avesnes.... |
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Beatrice of Flanders | Guy, Count of Flanders (Dampierre House of Dampierre The Dampierre family played an important role during the Middle Ages. They were Count of Flanders and later also Count of Nevers, Rethel, Artois and Franche-Comté. The senior line of the House died out with Margaret III... ) |
1270 | 1287 | 19/29 January 1291 husband's accession |
1307 husband's death |
after 1307 | Hugh Hugh II, Count of Blois Hugh II of Châtillon , son of Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol, and Matilda of Brabant, was count of St Pol 1289–1292 and count of Blois 1292–1307.... |
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Margaret of Valois | Charles of Valois Charles of Valois Charles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois... (Valois) |
1295 | 6 October 1310 | July 1342 | Guy II Guy I, Count of Blois Guy I of Blois-Châtillon , son of Hugh II of Châtillon and Beatrix of Dampierre, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1307–1342.... |
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Joan, Duchess of Brittany Joan, Duchess of Brittany Joanna of Penthièvre or Joanna the Lame was reigning Duchess of Brittany together with her husband Charles of Blois between 1341 and 1364... |
Guy de Dreux, Count of Penthièvre (Dreux) |
1319 | 4 June 1337 | 12 August 1342 husband's accession |
1360 titles passed to daughter and son-in-law |
10 September 1384 | Charles Charles, Duke of Brittany Charles of Blois , claimed the title Duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death.Charles is the son of Guy I of Blois-Châtillon, count of Blois, by Margaret of Valois, a sister of king Philip VI of France. He was a devout man, who took piety to the extreme of mortifying his own flesh... |
House of Valois-AnjouHouse of Valois-AnjouThe Valois House of Anjou, or the Younger House of Anjou, was a noble French family, deriving from the royal family, the House of Valois. They were monarchs of Naples, as well as various other territories....
, 1404–1417
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Husband |
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Yolande of Aragon Yolande of Aragon Yolande of Aragon, , was a throne claimant and titular queen regnant of Aragon, titular queen consort of Naples, Duchess of Anjou, Countess of Provence, and regent of Provence during the minority of her son... |
John I of Aragon John I of Aragon John I , called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance , but the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the King of... (Barcelona House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy... ) |
11 August 1384 | 2 December 1400 | 12 November 1404 husband's accession |
29 April 1417 husband's death |
14 November 1442 | Louis II Louis II of Naples Louis II of Anjou was the rival of Ladislaus as King of Naples. He was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou.-Biography:... |
House of Valois-AnjouHouse of Valois-AnjouThe Valois House of Anjou, or the Younger House of Anjou, was a noble French family, deriving from the royal family, the House of Valois. They were monarchs of Naples, as well as various other territories....
, 1417–1425
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Husband |
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| Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine Isabella was suo jure Duchess of Lorraine, from 25 January 1431 to her death in 1453. She was the first wife of Duke Rene of Anjou, King of Naples, and the mother of his children, which included Margaret of Anjou, Queen consort of England as the wife of Henry VI.From 1435 to 1442, Isabella was... |
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Charles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425.... (Lorraine House of Lorraine The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe... ) |
1400 | 24 October 1420 | 1425 County ceased by the English and given to the House of Luxembourg |
28 February 1453 | René | ||
House of LuxembourgHouse of LuxembourgThe House of Luxembourg was a late medieval German dynasty, which between 1308 and 1437 ruled the Holy Roman Empire, twice interrupted by the rivaling House of Wittelsbach.-History:...
, 1425-1472
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Husband |
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| Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux | Robert VIII de Béthune, Viscount of Meaux (Béthune House of Bethune The House of Béthune or House of Bethune is a French noble house dating back to about 1000 CE. They came from Béthune, in the former province of Artois in the north of France. They were traditionally lords of the town and castle of Béthune and Advocates of the Abbey of St. Vaast at Arras... ) |
1397 | 23 November 1418 | 1425 husband's ascension |
5 January 1441 husband's death |
end of 1449 | Charles I John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny was a French nobleman and soldier, a younger son of John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir and Marguerite of Enghien.... |
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Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons Jeanne de Bar, suo jure Countess of Marle and Soissons, Dame d'Oisy, Viscountess of Meaux, and Countess of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano was a noble French heiress and Sovereign Countess... |
Robert of Bar, Count of Marle and Soissons (Scarponnois) |
1415 | 16 July 1435 | 5 January 1441 husband's ascension |
1444 Taken by the Crown and given back to the Valois-Anjou on the conditions that Louis' sister will marry Charles I as his consort. |
14 May 1462 | Louis I Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano belonged to the Ligny branch of the House of Luxemburg and was Constable of France.... |
House of Valois-AnjouHouse of Valois-AnjouThe Valois House of Anjou, or the Younger House of Anjou, was a noble French family, deriving from the royal family, the House of Valois. They were monarchs of Naples, as well as various other territories....
, 1444-1481
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Husband |
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| Isabelle de Luxembourg | Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol Peter of Luxembourg was a son of John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir and his wife Marguerite of Enghien. His inheritance included the counties of Brienne, Conversano and Saint-Pol.- Family :... (Luxembourg House of Luxembourg The House of Luxembourg was a late medieval German dynasty, which between 1308 and 1437 ruled the Holy Roman Empire, twice interrupted by the rivaling House of Wittelsbach.-History:... ) |
1458 | May 1444 | 10 April 1472 husband's death |
1472, or after | Charles I | ||
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Jeanne de Lorraine | Frederick II of Vaudémont Frederick II of Vaudémont Frederick II of Vaudémont , also known as Frederick II of Lorraine, was Count of Vaudémont and Lord of Joinville from 1458 to 1470. He was son of Antoine of Lorraine, Count of Vaudémont and Lord of Joinville and Marie, Countess of Aumale and Baroness of Elbeuf... (Vaudémont House of Lorraine The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe... ) |
1458 | 21 January 1474 | 25 January 1480 | Charles II | ||
- Reverted to the Crown 1481-1491
House of ArmagnacHouse of ArmagnacThe House of Armagnac, at the end of the thirteenth century, was not yet powerful enough to play a political role beyond its possessions. The House of Toulouse, which ruled over the large southwest of France, was defeated by the Capetians during the Albigensian Crusade, but local dynasties, like...
, 1491–1520
- None, although its only CountLouis d'Armagnac, Duke of NemoursLouis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours , known for most of his life as the Count of Guise, was the third son of Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours and Louise of Anjou....
was betrothed to Françoise of Alençon
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...
, 1520–1528
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Husband |
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| Antoinette de Bourbon Antoinette de Bourbon Antoinette de Bourbon was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon. She was the wife of Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise... |
Francis, Count of Vendôme (Bourbon-La Marche House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
25 December 1493 | 9 June 1513 | 1520 title conferred by the Conference of Paris |
1528 Became Duchess |
22 January 1583 | Claude Claude, Duke of Guise Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528.... |
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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...
, 1528-1688
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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| Antoinette de Bourbon Antoinette de Bourbon Antoinette de Bourbon was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon. She was the wife of Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise... |
Francis, Count of Vendôme (Bourbon-La Marche House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
25 December 1493 | 9 June 1513 | 1528 Became Duchess |
12 April 1550 husband's death |
22 January 1583 | Claude Claude, Duke of Guise Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528.... |
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| Anna d'Este Anna d'Este Anna d'Este, also Anne d’Este was an important princess with considerable influence at the court of France and a central figure in the French Wars of Religion... |
Ercole II d'Este Ercole II d'Este Ercole II d'Este was Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 to 1559. He was a member of the house of Este and the eldest son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia.... (Este) |
16 November 1531 | 29 April 1548 | 12 April 1550 husband's accession |
24 February 1563 husband's death |
17 May 1607 | Francis Francis, Duke of Guise Francis de Lorraine II, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Duke of Aumale , called Balafré , was a French soldier and politician.-Early life:... |
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| Catherine of Cleves, Countess of Eu Catherine of Cleves Catherine de Clèves was the wife of Henry, Duke of Guise, and matriarch of the numerous and influential House of Guise. By marriage she was Duchess of Guise from 1570 to 1588, and Dowager Duchess of Guise thereafter... |
Francis I, Duke of Nevers (De la Marck De la Marck The House of La Marck, , original German name von der Mark, was an important family in the history of Europe, which from about 1200 appeared as the Counts of Mark.-History:... ) |
1548 | 4 October 1570 | 23 December 1588 husband's assassination |
11 May 1633 | Henry I Henry I, Duke of Guise Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu , sometimes called Le Balafré, "the scarred", was the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d'Este... |
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| Henriette Catherine, Duchess of Joyeuse Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse Henriette 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... |
Henri de Joyeuse (Joyeuse) |
8 January 1585 | 6 January 1611 | 30 September 1640 husband's death |
25 February 1656 | Charles 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:... |
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| Anna Maria Gonzaga Anna Gonzaga Anne Gonzaga was a French noblewoman and political hostess of Italian descent. She was by marriage Countess Palatine of Simmern, called "Princess Palatine", as the wife of Edward of the Palatinate, a grandson of King James I of England and an uncle of King George I of Great Britain. She bore... |
Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (Gonzaga-Nevers House of Gonzaga The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage... ) |
1616 | 1639 | 30 September 1640 husband's accession |
1641 divorce |
6 July 1684 | Henry II Henry II, Duke of Guise Henry II de Lorraine, 5th Duke of Guise was the second son of Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.-Life:... |
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| Honorée de Berghes, Countess of Bossut | - | - | 11 November 1641 | 1643 divorce |
August 1679 | |||
| Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, Duchess of Alençon and Angoulême | Gaston de France, Duke of Orléans Gaston, Duke of Orléans Gaston of France, , also known as Gaston d'Orléans, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
26 December 1646 | 15 June 1667 | 30 July 1671 husband's death |
17 March 1696 | Louis Joseph Louis Joseph, Duke of Guise Louis Joseph de Lorraine Duke of Guise and Duke of Angoulême, was the only son of Louis, Duke of Joyeuse and Marie Françoise de Valois, the only daughter of the Count of Alès, Governor of Provence and son of Charles de Valois Duke of Angoulême, a bastard of Charles IX of France.-Biography:He was... |
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House of Bourbon, 1709–1830
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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| Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France Louise-Françoise de Bourbon Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France was the eldest surviving legitimised daughter of Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan. She was said to have been named after her godmother, Louise de La Vallière, the woman that her mother had replaced as the king's... |
Louis XIV of France Louis XIV of France Louis 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... |
1 June 1673 | 25 May 1685 | 1 April 1709 husband's accession |
4 March 1710 husband's death |
16 June 1743 | Louis Louis III, Prince of Condé Louis de Bourbon, , was Prince of Condé for less than a year, following the death of his father Henry III, Prince of Condé in 1709... |
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| Marie Anne de Bourbon | François Louis, Prince of Conti François Louis, Prince of Conti François Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Conti was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti in 1685. Until this date he used the title of Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon. He was son of Armand de Bourbon and Anne Marie Martinozzi, niece of Cardinal Jules Mazarin... (Bourbon-Conti House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
18 April 1689 | 9 August 1713 | 21 March 1720 | Louis Henri | |||
| Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg Princess Caroline of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was the consort of Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon.-Biography:Born at Rotenburg an der Fulda in Hesse, Germany, she was the daughter of Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, head of the Roman Catholic branch of the House of Hesse, by his wife... |
Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg Ernst Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg was landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.Born in Langenschwalbach, he was a son of landgrave William of Hesse-Rotenburg and Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim .He died in Rotenburg in 1749.-Marriage and issue:He married his first cousin... (Hesse-Rotenburg House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... ) |
18 August 1714 | 24 July 1728 | 27 January 1740 husband's death |
14 June 1741 | |||
| Charlotte de Rohan | Charles, Prince of Soubise Charles, Prince of Soubise Charles de Rohan , duke of Rohan-Rohan, seigneur of Roberval, and marshal of France from 1758, was a military man, a minister to the kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, and a notorious libertine. The last male of his branch of the House of Rohan, he was also the great grandfather to the duc d'Enghien,... (Rohan) |
7 October 1737 | 3 May 1753 | 4 March 1760 | Louis Joseph | |||
| Maria-Caterina di Brignole-Sale Maria-Caterina di Brignole-Sale Maria Caterina Brignole, was the daughter of a Genovese nobleman. On 5 June 1757 she married Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, and became the Princess of Monaco... |
Maria-Caterina di Brignole-Sale Maria-Caterina di Brignole-Sale Maria Caterina Brignole, was the daughter of a Genovese nobleman. On 5 June 1757 she married Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, and became the Princess of Monaco... (Brignole-Sale) |
7 October 1737 | 24 October 1798 | 13 May 1818 husband's death |
18 March 1813 | |||
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Bathilde d'Orléans Bathilde d'Orléans Louise Marie Thérèse Bathilde d'Orléans, Princess of Condé , was a French princess. She was sister of Philippe Égalité, the mother of the executed duc d'Enghien and aunt of Louis-Philippe King of the French... |
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Louis Philippe d'Orléans known as le Gros , was a French nobleman, a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the dynasty then ruling France. The First Prince of the Blood after 1752, he was the most senior male at the French court after the immediate royal family. He was the father of... (House of Orléans House of Orleans Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king... ) |
9 July 1750 | 24 April 1770 | 13 May 1818 husband's accession |
10 January 1822 | Louis Henri Joseph | |
Afterwards, the title was extinghuished and no longer bestowed. It returned to the royal domain
Crown lands of France
The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or domaine royal of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the kings of France...
. Louis Henry though left his estate to his godson, Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale. He was bestowed with the personal title of Duke of Guise by Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, his grandfather, in 1847.
See also
- List of consorts of Bar
- List of consorts of Maine
- List of Angevin consorts
- Duchess of Nemours
- Duchess of Lorraine
- Duchess of Mayenne
- Duchess of Aumale
- Duchess of Elbeuf
- Princess of JoinvillePrincess of Joinville-House of Vaudémont, 1417-1551:- House of Guise, 1551/2-1641:-House of Guise, 1654-1688:-House of Bourbon, 1654-1693:-House of Orléans, since 1693:-See also:*Duchess of Aumale*Duchess of Mayenne*Duchess of Lorraine*Duchess of Guise*Duchess of Orléans...
- Princess of CondéPrincess of Condé- Princess of Condé :-See also:*Duchess of Bourbon*Duchess of Guise*Duchess of Enghien*Duchess of Montmorency...
- Duchess of Orléans