Duke of Mayenne
Title: Duke of Mayenne
Subject: Bastille, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, List of French peerages, Hortense Mancini, Prince of Monaco, Counts and Dukes of Rethel, Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Siege of Nègrepelisse
Duke of Mayenne (duc de Mayenne) is a title created for a cadet branch of the House of Guise. It subsequently passed by marriage to the Gonzaga in 1621. They sold it to Cardinal Mazarin in 1654; he bestowed it on his niece, Hortense Mancini in 1661. Due to the terms of entailment on the title, it became extinct in 1781, but it is still claimed by the Sovereign Prince of Monaco, a descendant of Hortense.
Dukes of Mayenne (1573)
Charles de Lorraine (1573–1611), also known as Charles de Guise
Henry of Lorraine (1611–1621)
Charles II Gonzaga (1621– 1631)
Ferdinand Gonzaga (1631–1632)
Charles III Gonzaga (1632–1654)
Cardinal Mazarin (1654–1661)
Hortense Mancini (1661–1699)
Paul-Jules de La Porte (1699–1731)
Guy-Paul-Jules de La Porte (1731–1738)
Louise-Jeanne de Duras (1738–1781)
Due to various entailments, Louise-Jeanne could not pass on the title, which became extinct at her death. Her daughter, Louise-Félicité d'Aumont, married Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, and their descendants still claim the title.
List of consorts of Mayenne
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Cardinal Mazarin
Kingdom of Naples, Louis XIV of France, Rome, Jurisprudence, Pope Urban VIII
Departments of France, France, Pays de la Loire, Manche, Orne
Hortense Mancini
Louis XIV of France, James II of England, Rome, France, Charles II of England
Oclc, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Hundred Years' War, French Revolution, French Wars of Religion
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
House of Guise, Henry IV of France, France, Paris, Lyon
List of French peerages
House of Bourbon, House of Orléans, Louis XIV of France, Francis I of France, Charles IX of France