In 1196, Philip II of France captured the castle of Aumale, and granted the title of "Count of Aumale" to Renaud de Dammartin. It was later was held by the houses of Castile, Harcourt, and Lorraine. After several extinctions the title was re-created in 1547 for Francis, then styled Count of Aumale by courtesy.
Francis de Lorraine II, the first Prince of Joinville, also Duke of Guise and Duke of Aumale ( French: François de Lorraine; 17 February 1519 – 24 February 1563), was a French general and statesman. A prominent leader during the Italian War of 1551–1559 and French Wars of Religion, he was assassinated during the siege of Orleans in 1563.
- 17 February 1519, Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine
- Henry I, Duke of Guise, Catherine, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, François
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Monsieur Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon ( French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 [1] – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici . Early years [ edit] He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, and his pitted face and slightly deformed spine did not suit his birth name of Hercule.
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