Francis of Lorraine

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Francis of Lorraine, better known as Francis, Duke of Guise, was a prominent 16th-century French noble and military leader who played a central role in the French Wars of Religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic leader ⓘ
Duke ⓘ
French noble ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
François de Guise ⓘ
François de Lorraine ⓘ
birthDate 1519-02-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Bar-le-Duc ⓘ
birthRealm Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
birthRegion Duchy of Bar ⓘ
burialPlace Joinville ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Catherine of Lorraine ⓘ
Charles, Duke of Mayenne ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Mayenne

Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
conflict French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathCountry Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1563-02-24 ⓘ
deathPlace Orléans ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName of Lorraine ⓘ
father Claude, Duke of Guise ⓘ
givenName Francis ⓘ
language French ⓘ
mannerOfDeath homicide ⓘ
memberOf House of Guise ⓘ
House of Lorraine ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Antoinette de Bourbon ⓘ
nobleRank peer of France ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Guise ⓘ
Grand Master of France ⓘ
Prince of Joinville ⓘ
notableFor capture of Calais in 1558 ⓘ
defense of Metz in 1552–1553 ⓘ
leadership in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
role in the Massacre of Wassy ⓘ
politicalAlignment Catholic faction in France ⓘ
positionHeld Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
relative Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Mary of Guise ⓘ
spouse Anna d’Este ⓘ
supportedMonarch Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francis, Duke of Guise → fullName → Francis of Lorraine ⓘ
René II, Duke of Lorraine → child → Francis of Lorraine, Count of Lambesc ⓘ
linked to: Francis of Lorraine
Francis, Duke of Guise → fullName → Francis de Lorraine ⓘ
subject linked to: Francis
linked to: Francis of Lorraine
Philippa of Guelders → child → Francis of Lorraine, Count of Lambesc ⓘ
linked to: Francis of Lorraine