Philippe-Emmanuel DE LORRAINE

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FrenchBorn Philippe-Emmanuel DE LORRAINE

French soldier and prominent member of the Catholic League

Born on September 9, 1558 in Nomeny, France , France

Died on February 19, 1602 in Nuremberg , Germany

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In 1582 he was made governor of Brittany by Henry III of France, who had married his half-sister. In 1588 Mercœur put himself at the head of the League in Brittany, and had himself proclaimed protector of the Roman Catholic Church in the province.



His wife's family, the House of Penthièvre, were descendants of the House of Dreux as Dukes of Brittany.

...   In 1582 he was made governor of Brittany by Henry III of France, who had married his half-sister. In 1588 Mercœur put himself at the head of the League in Brittany, and had himself proclaimed protector of the Roman Catholic Church in the province.



His wife's family, the House of Penthièvre, were descendants of the House of Dreux as Dukes of Brittany.



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