Possible portrait of Joyeuse, in the British Museum collection
Other titles
Marshal of France
Born
(1520-01-01)1 January 1520 Châtillon-sur-Loing, Kingdom of France
Died
1 January 1592(1592-01-01) (aged 72) Kingdom of France
Family
Joyeuse
Spouse(s)
Marie de Batarnay
Issue
Anne de Joyeuse
François de Joyeuse
Henri, Duke of Joyeuse
Father
Jean Vicomte de Joyeuse
Mother
Françoise de Voisins, dames d'Arques
Guillaume de Joyeuse (1520–1592) was a French military commander during the French Wars of Religion. Originally destined for the church, he assumed the office of vicomte de Joyeuse upon the death of his elder brother in 1554. He was subsequently appointed at lieutenant-general of Languedoc, under the governor Antoine de Crussol. In this capacity he established himself as a harsh persecutor of Protestantism. When the civil wars broke out in 1562 he assumed his military responsibilities, regularly fighting with the viscomtes de Languedoc throughout the early civil wars. He achieved a notable victory against them in 1568 on the field of Montfran. He did not spread the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew into the territory he controlled and remained loyal to the crown during the fifth civil war, fighting with the Malcontents. In 1582 he was elevated to Marshal of France by Henri III. He found himself increasingly drawn to the Catholic League (France) after its formal formation and when Henri III was assassinated in 1589 he fought against Navarre for Charles, Duke of Mayenne and the league. He died in 1592.[1]
^Vaissière 1926.
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