to Catholicism. In other regards, she held a special position at the court of France, which can be seen from the numerous lawsuits she was involved in. Although the entanglement in legal proceedings even for minor causes was quite common for the French aristocracy of the early modern period, it was Anna and her mother who contested the king's right to Brittany, and in doing so they referred to their positions as daughter and granddaughter of a French king. Family Children from the marriage with Francis, Duke of Guise (1519–1563): Henry, prince of Joinville, then Duke of Guise (1550–1588) Catherine, Duchess of Montpensier (1551–1596), married Louis, Duke of Montpensier Charles, Marquis, then Duke of Mayenne (1554–1611) Louis, archbishop of Reims, then Cardinal of Guise (1555–1588) Antoine (1557–1560) François (1559–1573) Maximilien (1562–1567/68) Children of the marriage with Jacques de Savoie (1531–1585): Charles Emmanuel, prince of Genevois, then Duke of Nemours (1567–1595) Marguerite (1569–1572) Henry I, Marquis of Saint-Sorlin, then Duke of Nemours (1572–1632) Emmanuel Philibert (died young) Ancestry Notes Sources Further reading Christiane Coester: Schön wie Venus, mutig wie Mars. Anna d'Este, Herzogin von Guise und von Nemours (1531–1607). Oldenbourg, Munich (2007); . Huguette Leloup: Anne d'Este (1531–1607). Fille aînée de Renée de France, Duchesse de Guise puis duchesse de Nemours, Dame de Montargis. Special issue of the Bulletin de la Société d'Émulation de l'Arrondissement de Montargis. 3rd ser., pp. 119, 2002. Jessica Munns, Penny Richards: Exploiting and destabilizing Gender Roles: Anne d'Este. In: French History. Vol. 6 (1992), pp. 206–215. Matteo Sanfilippo: article: Este, Anna d'''. In: Dizionario biografico degli Italiani''. Vol. 43, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome (1993), pp. 315–320. External links Anna 1531 births 1607 deaths Anna Anna Anna 16th-century French women 17th-century Italian women Anna Anna Anna Anna Anna People of the French Wars of Religion Italian ladies-in-waiting French ladies-in-waiting Household of Catherine de' Medici Daughters of monarchs