which ended the war of the Rough Wooing, Aumale and François de Vendôme, Vidame de Chartres, were among six French hostages sent to England. Inheritance Upon the death of Claude, Duke of Guise in 1550, the duke's Norman territories were split between the two Guise children with the most landed interests in Normandie, Aumale and René, Marquis of Elbeuf. Aumale's brother François, Duke of Guise provided the title of Aumale to him in April, given he was set to inherit that of Guise. Alongside his Norman inheritance, the king permitted the new duke to inherit his father's governorship of Burgundy. He was also made Grand Veneur during the reign of Henri II. Aumale was contemptful of the prospect of administering his governorship personally, mockingly saying in 1556 that having to administer his province would take only one hour a week, it was therefore a matter best left to a lieutenant-general. He would later brag that he had many governors across France who would follow his whim i.e. Guisard clients. Aumale was allowed to come to Scotland, with a passport from Edward VI dated 11 May, to see his sister Mary of Guise. He wrote from Edinburgh on 18 May that he would view the strong places of the realm. Regent Arran gave him three horses and organised a banquet for him in Edinburgh on 21 May. Resumption of the Italian Wars Piedmont Campaign Seeing potential advantage, Henri II resumed the Italian Wars in 1551. To this end Brissac assembled an army in the Piedmont for an invasion of Italy. Among the forces under him were the flower of the French nobility, including Aumale. The army successfully reduced the town of Chieri. This conflict was not however technically war with the Emperor. Both Henri and Charles V were fighting a proxy war in these engagements, and it would not be until the following year that full scale conflict would develop between the powers. Capture of the Three Bishoprics Having received an invitation to take the Three Bishoprics, Henri invaded Alsace in 1552. With Metz occupied, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor now offered his response, beginning a large scale siege of the city, which was under the military leadership of Aumale's brother Guise. With the duke of Alba moving to set up his forces against the city, Aumale, who was present in his capacity as colonel-general was dispatched with the light cavalry