Peerage Record – 4230

     Catherine de Nevers was born in 1548. She was the daughter of François I von der Mark-Kleve, Duc de Nevers and Marguerite de Bourbon-Vendôme. She married, firstly, Antoine de Croy, Prince de Pocien in 1560. She married, secondly, Henri I de Lorraine, Duc de Guise, son of François I de Lorraine, Duc de Guise and Anna d‘Este, Comtesse de Gisors et Dame de Montargis, in 1570. She died in 1633.
     Her married name became de Croy.

     Charles de Lorraine, Duc de Mayenne was born on 26 March 1554.² He was the son of François I de Lorraine, Duc de Guise and Anna d‘Este, Comtesse de Gisors et Dame de Montargis.² He married Henriette de Savoie, Marquise de Villars, daughter of Honorat II de Savoie and Jeanne de Foix, Vicontesse de Castillon, in 1576. He died on 4 October 1611 at age 57.²
     He gained the title of Duc de Mayenne.²

     Henriette de Savoie, Marquise de Villars was born circa 1541.¹ She was the daughter of Honorat II de Savoie and Jeanne de Foix, Vicontesse de Castillon.¹ She married Charles de Lorraine, Duc de Mayenne, son of François I de Lorraine, Duc de Guise and Anna d‘Este, Comtesse de Gisors et Dame de Montargis, in 1576. She died on 14 October 1611 at Soissons, France^G.¹
     She gained the title of Marquise de Villars.¹

     Henri de Mayenne was born in 1578. He was the son of Charles de Lorraine, Duc de Mayenne and Henriette de Savoie, Marquise de Villars. He married Henrietta Gonzaga in 1599. He died in 1621.

     Henrietta Gonzaga was born in 1571. She married Henri de Mayenne, son of Charles de Lorraine, Duc de Mayenne and Henriette de Savoie, Marquise de Villars, in 1599. She died in 1601.

     Charles Emanuel de Mayenne was born in 1581. He was the son of Charles de Lorraine, Duc de Mayenne and Henriette de Savoie, Marquise de Villars. He died in 1609.

     Catherine de Mayenne was born circa 1585.¹ She was the daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Duc de Mayenne and Henriette de Savoie, Marquise de Villars. She married Carlo I de Gonzaga, 8th Duca di Mantova, son of Ludovico Gonzaga, Duc de Nevers and Henriette de Nevers, on 1 February 1599.¹ She died on 18 March 1618.¹

     Joseph Ward was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (F.R.C.O.G.)¹ He lived at Tancrey, Fordwich, Canterbury, Kent, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Physicians, London (M.R.C.P.)¹ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.)¹

     Renee de Mayenne was the daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Duc de Mayenne and Henriette de Savoie, Marquise de Villars. She died in 1638.

     Oliver Gavin Joseph Ward was born in 1985.¹ He is the son of David Joseph Ward and Hon. Elizabeth Louise Astor.¹