Duke of Mayenne (duc de Mayenne) is one of the many titles claimed by the Sovereign Prince of Monaco The Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. ...
For information on the regent of the Netherlands, see Charles of Lorraine. ... Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne, (March 26, 1554 - October 3, 1611), or Charles de Guise, was a French nobleman and military leader. ...
The battle was a decisive victory for Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot forces against the Catholic League forces led by the DucdeMayenne.
Henry's defeat of the House of Guise was fleeting.
Mayenne charged with such a fury that after a terrible fusillade and a struggle of a full quarter of an hour which left the field covered with dead, following the defection of his mercenaries, the opposing left flank fled and the right was pierced and gave way.
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