Henri of Savoy (1572–1632), called originally Marquis de Saint-Sorlin

Saint-Sorlin

For the commune in the Charente-Maritime département, see Saint-Sorlin-de-ConacSaint-Sorlin is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.Saint-Sorlin is a suburb located southwest of Lyon and 5 minutes from Mornant.-Historical population:...

, was the son of Jacques of Savoy and 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...

, the widow of François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise

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:...

. He succeeded his brother Charles Emmanuel as Duke of Nemours

Duke of Nemours

In the 12th and 13th centuries the Lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was in possession of the house of Villebeon, a member of which, Gautier, was marshal of France in the middle of the 13th century...

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In 1588 he took the marquisate of Saluzzo

Saluzzo

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 from the French for his cousin, the Duke of Savoy. The princes of Guise

Guise

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, his half-brothers, induced him to join the League, and in 1591 he was made governor of Dauphiné

Dauphiné

The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....

 in the name of that faction. He made his submission to Henry IV

Henry IV of France

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 in 1596. After quarrelling with the duke of Savoy he withdrew to Burgundy and joined the Spaniards

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 in their war against Savoy. After peace had been proclaimed on November 14, 1616, he retired to the French court.

After his death, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Louis

Louis, Duke of Nemours

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; on the death of Louis in 1641 by his second son Charles Amadeus; and on Charles's death in 1651 by his third son Henri. All three were the sons of his wife Anne de Lorraine (1600–1638), daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Aumale

Charles, Duke of Aumale

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