Claude distinguished himself at the
Battle of Marignano (1515), and was long in recovering from the twenty-two wounds he received in the battle. In 1521, he fought at
Fuenterrabia, and
Louise of Savoy, king Francis' mother, ascribed the capture of the place to his efforts. In 1522, he forced the English to raise the siege of
Hesdin. In 1523, he became governor of
Champagne and
Burgundy, after defeating at
Neufchâteau the
imperial troops who had invaded this province. In 1525, Claude defeated a
peasant army near
Saverne (Zabern). Following Francis I's return from captivity, Claude was made
Duke of Guise in 1527. ==Marriage and issue==