Nemours, Henri II de Savoie, Duke de

Nemours, Henri II de Savoie, Duke de

▪ French duke
born 1625
died Jan. 14, 1659, Paris, France

      younger brother of Charles-Amédée de Savoie, whom he succeeded as duke in 1652.

      Henri had been trained for the church and was named archbishop of Reims in 1651. He was relieved of his vows in order to succeed his childless brother and eventually, on May 22, 1657, married Marie d'Orléans, daughter of Henri II, Duke de Longueville. Gentle, but sickly and afflicted with epilepsy, he died childless, the last of his house.

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