Anne de Lorraine

**Anne de Lorraine, Duchesse de Nemours** (January 2nd, 1600 - Present) was a Princess of Lorraine and French Noblewoman. As a member of the House of Lorraine, she was afforded the rank of Princesse Étrangère. She is the wife of a member of a senior branch of the princely House of Savoy, Henri, Duc de Nemours.

## Early Life

Prior to her birth, her father, the Duc d’Aumale had been exiled from France following the wars of religion and the treason that he committed during it. Her father and mother were effectively put into exile in Brussels where they were received by the court of Albert and Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria.

In 1600, Anne de Lorraine was born in Brussels. She was baptized and given the style of Mademoiselle d’Aumale at birth. Her father and mother both welcomed their daughter with open arms, after over a decade without any children. She was immediately granted a governess, courtesy of Albert of Austria.

Surrounded by a realm of learning and art, Anne was quickly immersed into her studies and became a passionate learner. Her instruction included the basic skills befitting of a lady of her rank, which included; embroidery, writing & reading, arithmetic, religion, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German, and Dutch. As well as artistic disciplines such as music, drawing, and poetry. As a child, she was frequently a guest at the court of Brussels and was able to experience the artistic court of Albert and Isabella. Her upbringing also instilled in her, a deep and passionate religious fervour, which was emphasized by her proud lineage. Her childhood companion, the daughter of her father's valet, was noted saying that, “Mademoiselle d’Aumale was incredibly proud of her Catholic faith. She frequented mass multiple times a week, displaying a devout piety that I have not seen in most of my elders.”

## Marriage, Last days in Brussels, and Arrival in France

Her father, had arranged a marriage between his daughter and the Duc de Nemours, who had fought alongside the Guise family during the height of the Wars of Religion. In the Fall of 1614, the Duc de Nemours travelled to Brussels and was married in a solemn and dignified ceremony in front of the royal couple of Brussels. Upon her marriage, the Crown of France, returned to Anne, her father's confiscated lands; the Duché d'Aumale, Comté de Maulévrier, etc.

Following the wedding ceremony, a splendid reception was held by Albert d'Autriche and his wife Isabella Clara Eugenia. The day following the wedding, the newly titled, Duchesse de Nemours, made pilgrimage, with a small entourage, to the Abbey of Nivelles. On her journey back to Brussels, she would stop in a number of villages and parishes to give charity. When she arrived back in Brussels, Isabella Clara Eugenia gifted numerous artistic works to the Duchesse.

## Titles, Styles & Honours

### Styles

**2 January 1600 - 31 December 1615:** *Son Altesse* Mademoiselle d'Aumale

**31st December 1615 - Present:** *Son Altesse* Madame la Duchesse de Nemours et suo jure Duchesse d'Aumale, etc.

### Titles

By Marriage: Duchesse de Nemours, Duchesse de Genevois, Marquise de Saint-Sorlin, Comtesse de Brosse, Baronne de Beaufortain, Baronne de Faucigny, Dame de Poncin, Dame de Cerdon, Dame de Lagineu, Dame de Virieu-le-Grand, Dame de Rousillon, Dame de Saint-Germain-les-Parroisses, Dame d'Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Dame de Loyettes

Personally Held: (WIP)