Charles III, Duke of Elbeuf

Charles III (1620 – 4 May 1692) was the third Duke of Elbeuf and member of the House of Lorraine. He succeeded his father Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf, to the Duchy-Peerage of Elbeuf. His mother was an illegitimate daughter of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées.

First marriage
On 7 March 1648, he married Anne Élisabeth de Lannoy, daughter of Count Charles de Lannoy, Count of Lannoy.

Issue

 * 1) Anne Elisabeth of Lorraine (6 August 1649 – 5 August 1714)  married Charles Henri, Count of Vaudémont  a distant cousin and illegitimate son of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, and had issue.
 * 2) Charles of Lorraine, Chevalier d'Elboeuf (2 November 1650 – 1690) died unmarried.

Second marriage
On 20 May 1656, he married Élisabeth de La Tour d'Auvergne, daughter of the Duke of Bouillon and sister of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne

Issue

 * 1) Henri Frédéric of Lorraine, Count of Islebonne (26 January 1657 – 21 October 1666) died in infancy.
 * 2) Marie Eléonore of Lorraine (24 February 1658 – March 1731), Abbess of Saint Jacques.
 * 3) Marie Françoise de Lorraine (5 May 1659 – ?), Abbess of Saint Germaine.
 * 4) Henri of Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf (7 August 1661 – 17 May 1748) married Charlotte de Rochechouart and had issue.
 * 5) Louis of Lorraine, Abbot of Orcamp (18 September 1662 – 4 February 1693)  had illegitimate issue;
 * 6) Emmanuel Maurice of Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf (30 December 1677 – 17 July 1763) married twice but no issue.

Third marriage
On 25 August 1684, he married Françoise de Montault, daughter of Philippe de Montaut, Duke of Navailles

Issue

 * 1) Suzanne Henriette of Lorraine (1 February 1686 – 19 October 1710) married Ferdinand Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat but had no issue.
 * 2) Louise Anne of Lorraine, Princess of Navailles (10 July 1689 – 1762)  never married.