de Coligny who they blamed for orchestrating the dukes death. Guise's death meant that the Catholic cause at court had lost its most charismatic defender. Aumale lacked his brothers charisma but had a far more consistent Catholic militarism. Aumale and Lorraine acted as the leaders of the ultra Catholic faction at court, holding the role until the young Henry I, Duke of Guise reached his majority. Alongside Aumale's role representing his nephew's interests at court, it was also his duty to act as governor of Champagne during the young princes minority until he reached adulthood. Champagne In the capacity of de facto governor Champagne, when controversy arose between the governor of Châlons-sur-Marne, Louis de Clermont, seigneur de Bussy and his town council over his desire to have a royal garrison to protect the town while German mercenaries returned over the border. Aumale was deferred to, he responded fiercely, harshly criticising the council for their intransigence on the issue. The council apologised to the duke, but maintained their opposition to a royal garrison. Aumale visited the city himself in May to enforce a garrison of four companies of soldiers on the community. When the election results in Troyes did not go the way the local administration wanted, they appealed to Aumale, who got them voided, the election was held again with the same result causing a new appeal, Aumale secured a guarantee that the present administration could continue regardless. In some localities near Troyes, Aumale oversaw the prohibition of Protestantism. Feud At first pursuing their feud with Coligny through legal channels, Aumale argued bitterly with the Constable during council and took advantage of the courts presence in Champagne to argue with the Prince de Porcien a Protestant prince and ally of the Montmorency. With legal channels a failure, the king shutting down any attempts to re-open an investigation into the murder, the Guise turned to extra-legal methods. In 1565 they attempted a show of force in the capital, traditionally the backyard of the Montmorency. When Lorraine entered under arms, the governor François de Montmorency demanded he explain himself for violating his prohibition on armed entries into the capital. Forces of the governor and Lorraine got into skirmishes, and Lorraine came out the worse, beating a hasty retreat first to his residence. where he was besieged by heckling Parisians, and then from the city. A short while later Aumale entered Paris via