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Henri de Lorraine
Count of Harcourt
Born(1601-03-20)20 March 1601
Died25 July 1666(1666-07-25) (aged 65)
Royaumont Abbey in Asnières-sur-Oise
BuriedÉglise Saint-Roch, Paris
Noble familyLorraine
Spouse(s)Marguerite-Philippe du Cambout
IssueArmande Henriette, abbess
Louis, Count of Armagnac
Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine
Alfonse Louis, abbot
Raimond Bérenger, abbot
Charles, Count of Marsan
FatherCharles I, Duke of Elbeuf
MotherMarguerite de Chabot, countess of Charny

Henri de Lorraine (20 March 1601 – 25 July 1666, Royaumont Abbey), known as Cadet la Perle, was a French nobleman. He was count of Harcourt, count of Armagnac, count of Brionne and viscount of Marsan. He was the younger son of Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf and his wife Marguerite de Chabot, countess of Charny.

Life

Harcourt first saw active duty at the siege of Prague in November 1620, and because of his bravery he was nicknamed Cadet la Perle by his companions after the pearl he wore in his ear.

In France he fought the Protestants and took part in the Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) and Saint-Jean-d'Angély. He was made a knight in the Order of the Holy Spirit in 1633, Grand Squire of France in 1643 and Seneschal of Burgundy.

In 1637, he fought in Piedmont during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), where he defeated a Spanish army, very superior in numbers, near Chieri. He also led the Siege of Turin (1640), taking the city after a siege of three months. He then fought in Sardinia and Catalonia, where he was named viceroy in 1645.

During the Fronde, he remained loyal to the regent-queen Anne of Austria, but clashed with Mazarin, and retreated to the Alsace.

Marriage

In February 1639, Harcourt married Marguerite-Philippe du Cambout (1622–74), and had six children.

Issue

  1. Armande Henriette of Lorraine (1640–1684), abbess of Soissons
  2. Louis, Count of Armagnac (1641–1718), of Charny and of Brionne
  3. Philippe of Lorraine (1643–1702), called chevalier de Lorraine and long-term lover of Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans (only brother of King Louis XIV)
  4. Alfonse Louis of Lorraine (1644–1689), abbot of Royaumont, called chevalier d'Harcourt
  5. Raimond Bérenger of Lorraine (1647–1686), abbot of Faron de Meaux
  6. Charles of Lorraine (1648–1708), Viscount then Count of Marsan

References

  1. ^ Spangler 2009, p. 276.

Sources

  • Spangler, Jonathan (2009). The Society of Princes: The Lorraine-Guise and the Conservation of Power and. Routledge.


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French nobility
Preceded byCharles I Count of Harcourt
1605–1666 		Succeeded byFrançois Louis
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