Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur
Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur | |
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Le duc de Mercoeur by Benjamin Foulon | |
| Native name | Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, duc de Mercoeur |
| Born | 9 September 1558 Nomeny, France |
| Died | 19 February 1602 (aged 43) Nuremberg, Germany |
| Noble family | Lorraine |
| Spouse(s) | Marie de Luxembourg, Duchess of Penthièvre |
| Issue | Françoise |
| Father | Nicholas, Count of Vaudémont |
| Mother | Jeanne de Savoie-Nemours |
| Occupation | Governor of Brittany Holy League member |
Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke of Mercœur and of Penthièvre (9 September 1558, in Nomeny, Meurthe-et-Moselle – 19 February 1602, in Nürnberg) was a French soldier, a prince of the Holy Roman Empire and a prominent member of the Catholic League, who fought for Breton political independence from the House of Bourbon.