When his elder brother Francois died in 1639 he ended his clerical career and succeeded his father as Duc de Guise, Comte d'Eu, Prince de Joinville, etc., in 1640.
When his elder brother Francois died in 1639 he ended his clerical career and succeeded his father as Duc de Guise, Comte d'Eu, Prince de Joinville, etc., in 1640.
Gravesite Details
He was originally interred in the Collégiale Saint-Laurent in Joinville. During the French Revolution it was destroyed. The tombs were desecrated and in 1792 the ashes they contained were transported to this location.
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