Francis

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Francis, Duke of Guise, was a prominent 16th-century French nobleman and military leader known for his key role in the French Wars of Religion and his influence in the powerful House of Guise.

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Francis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke ⓘ
French noble ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
birthDate 1519-02-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Bar-le-Duc ⓘ
Duchy of Bar ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Catherine of Lorraine ⓘ
Charles, Duke of Mayenne ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Mayenne

Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
country France ⓘ
deathDate 1563-02-24 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of France ⓘ
Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin ⓘ
near Orléans ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
father Claude, Duke of Guise ⓘ
fullName Francis de Lorraine ⓘ
linked to: Francis of Lorraine

François de Lorraine ⓘ
givenName Francis ⓘ
language French ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
monarchServed Charles IX of France ⓘ
Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ
mother Antoinette de Bourbon ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Guise ⓘ
House of Lorraine ⓘ
notableEvent Massacre of Wassy (1562) ⓘ
linked to: Massacre of Vassy

siege of Calais (1558) ⓘ
siege of Metz (1552–1553) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Metz
notableWork capture of Calais (1558) ⓘ
defense of Metz (1552–1553) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Metz
participatedIn French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
politicalAlignment Catholic faction ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Guise ⓘ
Grand Chamberlain of France ⓘ
Grand Master of France ⓘ
Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
relative Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roleInEvent Catholic leader at the outbreak of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
sibling Mary of Guise ⓘ
spouse Anna d’Este ⓘ
title Prince of Joinville ⓘ

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Francis, Duke of Guise → givenName → Francis ⓘ
subject linked to: Francis