Anne d'Este

Anne d'Este
Duchess of Nemours then of Guise
Portrait by an unknown artist, 2nd half of the 16th century, oil on wood. Versailles, Musée du Château
Born	16 November 1531 Ferrara, Italy
Died	17 May 1607(1607-05-17) (aged 75) Paris, France
Spouse	Francis, Duke of Guise (m 28 September 1548) Jacques, Duke of Nemours (m 29 April 1566)
Issue	Henri, 3rd Duke of Guise Catherine, Duchess of Montpensier Charles, 1st Duke of Mayenne Louis, Cardinal de Guise Charles Emmanuel, 3rd Duke of Nemours Henri, 4th Duke of Nemours
Full name
Anna d'Este
House	Este (by birth) Guise (by first marriage) Savoy (by second marriage)
Father	Ercole II d'Este
Mother	Renée of France
Burial	Annecy

Anna d'Este, Princess of Modena (16 November 1531 – 17 May 1607) was an important princess with considerable influence at the court of France and a central figure in the French Wars of Religion. In her first marriage she was Duchess of Aumale, then of Guise, in her second marriage Duchess of Nemours

First marriage

On 28 September 1548, she married François of Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, son of Claude of Lorraine, 1st Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon.

Issue

1. Henri of Lorraine, 3rd Duke of Guise (1550–1588) succeeded him as Duke of Guise.
2. Catherine of Lorraine (18 July 1551 – 6 May 1596) married Louis, Duke of Montpensier.
3. Charles of Lorraine, 1st Duke of Mayenne (1554–1611)
4. Louis of Lorraine, Cardinal de Guise (1555–1588), Archbishop of Reims.
5. Antoine of Lorraine (25 April 1557 – 16 January 1560)
6. François of Lorraine (31 December 1559 – 24 October 1573)

Second marriage

On 29 April 1566, she married Jacques of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Nemours, son of Philippe of Savoy, 1st Duke of Nemours and Charlotte d'Orléans.

Issue

1. Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, 3rd Duke of Nemours (7 February 1567  – 15 August 1595) never married.
2. Henri of Savoy, 4th Duke of Nemours (2 November 1572  – 10 July 1632) married Princess Anne of Lorraine (daughter of Charles of Lorraine, 3rd Duke of Aumale) and had issue.

Titles

• 16 November 1531 – 28 September 1548 Anna d'Este, Princess of Modena.
• 28 September 1548 – 12 April 1550 The Duchess of Aumale.
• 12 April 1550 – 24 February 1563 The Duchess of Guise.
• 24 February 1563 – 29 April 1566 The Dowager Duchess of Guise.
• 29 April 1566 – 15 June 1585 The Duchess of Nemours.
• 15 June 1585 – 17 May 1607 The Dowager Duchess of Nemours.