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Charles of Guise

Charles of Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine (1527 - French Cardinal and member of the powerful House of Guise.


Guise was the son of Claude, Duke of Guise and his wife Antoinette of Bourbon. His sister Mary of Guise was wife of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary I of Scotland.


He was made Archbishop of Reims in 1541 and Cardinal of Lorraine in July 1547.


Along with his brother Francis, Duke of Guise he was powerful in the government of France during the reign of Francis II from 1559 to 1560.


Guise was one of the leaders of the Catholic faction in the French Wars of Religion.




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GUISE - LoveToKnow Article on GUISE (3892 words)
GUISE, HOUSE OF, a cadet branch of the house of Lorraine (q.v).
The Guises, as cadets of the sovereign house of Lorraine and descendants of the house of Anjou, claimed precedence of the Bourbon princes.
Charles was obliged to raise the siege on.
Francis, Duke of Guise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (494 words)
Guise was the son of Claude, Duke of Guise and his wife Antoinette of Bourbon.
His sister Mary of Guise was wife of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary I of Scotland.
Guise was one of the leaders of the Catholic faction, and his massacre of Huguenots at Wassy-sur-Blaise on March 1, 1562 marked the starting point of that conflict.
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