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Charles-Emmanuel de Savoie, duke de Nemours
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Charles-Emmanuel de Savoie, duke de Nemours

French duke
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Born:
1567
Died:
July 1595 (aged 28)
Political Affiliation:
Holy League

Charles-Emmanuel de Savoie, duke de Nemours (born 1567—died July 1595) was the duke de Nemours and the eldest son of the former duke, Jacques de Savoie. A supporter of the Holy League sponsored by the Roman Catholic Guises, he was appointed governor of Lyonnais just before he was arrested at Blois in King Henry III’s coup against the Guises (1588), when the Duc de Guise was assassinated. Escaping to Paris, Nemours quarrelled with the Duc de Mayenne, withdrew to Lyonnais, took Vienne for the League, but was taken prisoner (1593) by the archbishop of Lyon, Pierre d’Epinac. He escaped again ...(100 of 105 words)

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