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- Born:
- 1625
- Died:
- January 14, 1659, Paris, France (aged 34)
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Henri II de Savoie, duc de Nemours, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1651; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Henri II de Savoie, duc de Nemours
French duke
Henri II de Savoie, duc de Nemours (born 1625âdied January 14, 1659, Paris, France) was the younger brother of Charles-AmĂ©dĂ©e de Savoie, whom he succeeded as duke in 1652.
Henri had been trained for the church and was named archbishop of Reims in 1651. He was relieved of his vows in order to succeed his childless brother and eventually, on May 22, 1657, married Marie dâOrlĂ©ans, daughter of Henri II, duc de Longueville. Gentle but sickly, afflicted with epilepsy, he died childless, the last of his house.
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