Charles, Duke of Mayenne (younger half-brother by mother; note: different branch)

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Charles, Duke of Mayenne was a prominent French nobleman and military leader of the House of Guise who played a central role in the French Wars of Religion as a chief figure of the Catholic League.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic League leader ⓘ
French nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
allegiance Catholic League ⓘ
French Crown (later reconciliation) ⓘ
linked to: French Crown
associatedWith Parisian Catholic League ⓘ
ultra-Catholic faction in France ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Catholic League ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName de Lorraine ⓘ
father Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
heldTitle Count of Maine ⓘ
Duke of Mayenne ⓘ
Marquis of Mayenne ⓘ
house House of Guise ⓘ
House of Lorraine ⓘ
language French ⓘ
memberOf House of Guise ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Anna d’Este ⓘ
nobleRank peer of France ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Mayenne ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Arques ⓘ
Battle of Ivry ⓘ
notableEvent Day of the Barricades aftermath ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys ⓘ
notableFor leading Catholic opposition to the accession of Henry IV of France ⓘ
notableWork Leadership of the Catholic League ⓘ
linked to: Catholic League
opponent Henry III of France ⓘ
Henry IV of France ⓘ
participatedIn French Wars of Religion ⓘ
politicalMovement Catholic League ⓘ
politicalRole de facto head of the Catholic League after the assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
positionHeld Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
role chief figure of the Catholic League ⓘ
sibling Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
spouse Henriette of Savoy-Villars ⓘ

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Charles, Duke of Guise → sibling → Charles, Duke of Mayenne (younger half-brother by mother; note: different branch) ⓘ