Louis, Duke of Joyeuse

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Louis, Duke of Joyeuse (January 11, 1622 – September 27, 1654, Paris) was a younger son of Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.

He was appointed Grand Chamberlain of France in 1644.

Known at first as the Chevalier de Guise, he succeeded his mother as Duke of Joyeuse in 1647.

He married on November 3, 1649, in Toulon, Marie Françoise (d. 1696), daughter of Louis Emmanuel, Duke of Angoulême, who succeeded her father in 1653. He was also created Duc de la Guiche in 1653, but the title became extinct upon his death. He had two children:

Preceded by:
Henriette Catherine		 Duke of Joyeuse
1647–1654		 Succeeded by:
Louis Joseph
Preceded by:
Henry II		 Count of Eu
1654
Preceded by:
Louis Emmanuel		 Duke of Angoulême
with Marie Françoise
1653–1654		 Succeeded by:
Marie Françoise
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