Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne

Who was Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne?

Henry of Mayenne or Henry of Lorraine, was a French noble from the House of Lorraine and more particularly from the House of Guise.

He was the eldest son of Charles, Duke of Mayenne and Henriette of Savoy, Marquise of Villars.

He became Duke of Aiguillon in 1599 and in 1611, when his father died, Duke of Mayenne, Marquis de Villars, Count of Maine, Tende and Sommerive. He also became a peer of France and inherited the Hôtel de Mayenne in Paris.

He was also Grand Chamberlain of France.

He was present at the coronation of King Louis XIII of France.

In 1621, he was killed at the failed Siege of Montauban by a musket shot in the eye. He was buried in the church of Aiguillon.

He had married in Soissons in February 1599 with Henriette de Nevers, daughter of Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers and Henriette of Cleves. They had no children.

He was succeeded by his sister's son Charles Gonzaga.