Henry I, Duke of Guise

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Henry I, Duke of Guise was a powerful 16th-century French nobleman and leader of the ultra-Catholic faction who played a central role in the political and religious conflicts that destabilized France during the late Valois monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century person
Catholic League leader
French nobleman
military leader
political leader
birthDate 1550-12-31
birthPlace Joinville, Champagne, Kingdom of France
burialPlace Collégiale Saint-Laurent de Joinville
causeOfDeath assassination
child Catherine of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Chevreuse
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise
Marie of Guise
linked to: Mary of Guise
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1588-12-23
deathPlace Blois, Kingdom of France
linked to: Blois
dynasty House of Lorraine
era late Valois monarchy
eventParticipatedIn Day of the Barricades
French Wars of Religion
War of the Three Henrys
father Francis, Duke of Guise
fullName Henri de Lorraine
givenName Henri
house House of Guise
ideology militant Catholicism
killedBy bodyguards of Henry III of France
languageSpoken French
marriageDate 1570-11-04
militaryRank general
mother Anna d’Este
nobleTitle Duke of Guise
Grand Maître de France
Prince of Joinville
notableFor conflict with Henry III of France
leadership of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion
opposition to the Huguenots
role in the Day of the Barricades (1588)
role in the War of the Three Henrys
opponent Henry III of France
Henry of Navarre
linked to: Henry IV of France
politicalFaction Catholic League
ultra-Catholic faction in France
positionHeld Grand Maître de France
head of the Catholic League
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Louis I, Cardinal of Guise
spouse Catherine of Cleves

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French Wars of Religion keyFigure Henry I, Duke of Guise
French Wars of Religion keyFigure Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
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Day of the Barricades leader Henry I, Duke of Guise
Day of the Barricades associatedPerson Henry I, Duke of Guise
War of the Three Henrys commander Henry I, Duke of Guise
War of the Three Henrys namedAfter Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise fullName Henri de Lorraine
linked to: Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise nobleTitle Duke of Guise
linked to: Henry I, Duke of Guise
House of Guise notableMember Henry I, Duke of Guise
Catholic League in France leader Henry I, Duke of Guise
Journée des Barricades involvedLeader Henri I de Lorraine, duc de Guise
linked to: Henry I, Duke of Guise
Journée des Barricades relatedTo Henri I, Duke of Guise
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Catherine of Cleves spouse Henry I, Duke of Guise
Francis, Duke of Guise child Henry I, Duke of Guise
Duchy of Guise notableDuke Henry I, Duke of Guise
Catherine of Guise father Henry I, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise father Henry I, Duke of Guise
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise father Henry I, Duke of Guise
Duke of Guise titleHolder Henry I, Duke of Guise
Duke of Guise notableBearer Henry I, Duke of Guise
Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne sibling Henry I, Duke of Guise
subject linked to: Duke of Mayenne
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise sibling Henry I, Duke of Guise
Antoinette de Bourbon notableRelative Henry I, Duke of Guise (grandson)
linked to: Henry I, Duke of Guise
La Dame de Monsoreau featuresHistoricalFigure Henry I, Duke of Guise