Duke of Joyeuse
The Duchy of Joyeuse was created in 1581 by King Henry III of France for his favourite Anne de Joyeuse.
Origins
The lordship of Joyeuse, named for the town of Joyeuse, Ardèche, came, in the 13th century, into the possession of the house of Châteauneuf-Randon, and was made into a viscountship in 1432. Guillaume, viscount of Joyeuse, was bishop of Alet, but afterwards left the church, and became a Marshal of France; he died in 1592. Anne de Joyeuse was his eldest son.House of Joyeuse
- 1581–1587 : Anne de Joyeuse, son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie de Batarnay.
- 1587–1592 : Antoine Scipion de Joyeuse, brother of the above.
- 1592–1608 : Henri de Joyeuse, brother of the above.
- 1608–1615 : cardinal François de Joyeuse, archbishop of Toulouse and Rouen, brother of the above.
- 1615–1647 : Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse, daughter of Henri de Joyeuse.
House of Guise
- 1647–1654 : Louis de Lorraine, son of Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.
- 1654–1671 : Louis Joseph de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Joyeuse, son of the above.
- 1671–1675 : Francis Joseph de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Joyesue, son of the above.
- 1675–1688 : Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Princess of Joinville, daughter of Charles and Henriette Catherine of Joyeuse.
Branch of Elbeuf
- 1688–1690 : Charles François de Lorraine, Prince of Commercy, grandson of Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf and nephew of the previous.
- 1693–1693 : Jean Paul de Lorraine, Prince of Lillebonne, brother of the above, died without issue.
- 1693–1694 : François Marie de Lorraine, Prince of Lillebonne, Duke of Joyeuse, father of the above and youngest son of Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf.
- 1694–1714 : Anne de Lorraine, wife of the above, daughter of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. The duchy was transmitted to the grandson of François Marie and Anne, Louis de Melun, who was created Duke of Joyesue in 1714.
House of Melun
- 1714–1724 : Louis de Melun, Prince of Epinoy, Baron of Antoing then Duke of Joyeuse. Son of Louis de Melun and Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine. Élisabeth Thérèse, Princess of Epinoy, was the daughter of the previous duke and duchess of Joyeuse.