Joseph, Count of Harcourt
Joseph de Lorraine was a member of an ancient House of Lorraine and Count of Harcourt. He was styled Prince de Guise before becoming Count of Harcourt.
Early life
By birth, member of the junior branch of an old and influential noble family, he was born as the eldest son Alphonse Henri, Count of Harcourt and his wife, Marie Françoise de Brancas, member of an equally old House of Brancas.Marriage and issue
On 2 July 1705, he married Marie Louise Chrétienne Jeannin de Castille, daughter of Gaspard Jeannin de Castille. The couple had four children, three of which survived infancy and two had further issue:- Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine married Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne and had issue;
- Marie Élisabeth Sofie de Lorraine married Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis and had issue;
- Louis de Lorraine never married; styled Prince of Harcourt but de facto Count of Harcourt
- X de Lorraine died unbaptised.