Louis Joseph, Duke of Guise



Louis Joseph, 6th Duke of Guise (August 7, 1650 – July 30, 1671, Paris) was the only son of Louis, Duke of Joyeuse and Marie Françoise, Duchess of Angoulême.

Upon the death of his uncle Henry II, Duke of Guise, Louis Joseph succeeded him as head of the still-prominent House of Guise. His marriage was appropriate to his standing; on June 15, 1667, he married Elizabeth d'Orléans, duchesse d'Alençon, daughter of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, at St. Germain-en-Laye. The couple had one son:
 * Francis Joseph, Duke of Guise (1670–1675)

Returning from a visit to England, he contracted smallpox on July 18, 1671, and died twelve days later.

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