Charles of Guise, duc d'Aumale (25 January 1555 – 1631, Brussels) was the son of Claude, Duke of Aumale and Louise de Brézé. Biography One of the leaders of the Catholic League, he was at times governor of Picardy and Grand Veneur of France. He led a rebellion in Picardy in 1587, a prelude to open war between the House of Guise and Henry III of France. He was defeated at the Battle of Senlis on 17 May 1589 by the allied forces of Henry III and Henry of Navarre. Captured by Henry of Navarre at the Battle of Ivry, he died in exile. Family He married his first cousin Marie of Lorraine, daughter of René, Marquis of Elbeuf and Louise de Rieux. The princess was known as Mademoiselle d'Elbeuf, derived from her fathers title. The couple married at the Château de Joinville on 10 November 1576, by whom he had five children: Charles (b. December 1580), d. young Henri, d. young Marguerite, d. young Anne (1600 – 10 February 1638), Duchess of Aumale, married on 18 April 1618 Henry I Duke de Nemours Marie, married Ambrosio, Marquis of Spinola in 1615 Guise, Charles of, Duke of Aumale Guise, Charles of, Duke of Aumale Charles of Guise, duc d' Aumale Ancien Régime office-holders 17th-century French nobility Grand Huntsmen of France House of Lorraine House of Guise Nobility from Brussels Military personnel from Brussels