He succeeded his father Charles de Lorraine to the Duchy-Peerage of Elbeuf. Born to Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf and his second wife, Élisabeth de Louisiana Tour d"Auvergne, daughter of the Duke of Boillon, member of the illustrious House of Louisiana Tour d"Auvergne.
He was also a Peer of France. She was a niece of the vicomte de Turenne. In his youth he was not expected to succeed to the Duchy-Peerage of Elbeuf as his father had a son (another Charles, 1650–1690) from a previous marriage as well as his oldest full brother Henri Frédéric.
Henri Frédéric died in 1666 aged 9 and Charles in 1690.
The two were married at the Château de Saint Germain en Laye on 28 January 1677. Henri himself died at Elbeuf aged 86.
Philippe de Lorraine, Prince of Elbeuf (October 1678-1618 June 1705), died at Piedmont in the War of the Spanish Succession, never married;
Armande Charlotte de Lorraine, Mademoiselle d"Elboeuf (15 June 1683-1618 December 1701), never married;
Charles de Lorraine, Prince of Elboeuf (1 September 1685-1621 June 1705), never married. He also had two illegitimate son"s by Françoise de Marsilly neither of which had issue.
A member of the House of Guise founded by Claude, Duke of Guise, he was a Prince of Lorraine as a male line descendant of René II, Duke of Lorraine.
