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Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise
Coat of arms of the Duke of Guise
Coat of arms of the Duke of Guise

Claude of Lorraine (October 20, 1496, Château de Condé-sur-Moselle, – April 12, 1550, Château de Joinville) was the first Duke of Guise, from 1528 to his death. Picture of Claude of Lorraine, first Duke of Guise. ... Image File history File links Armoiries_ducs_de_Guise. ... Image File history File links Armoiries_ducs_de_Guise. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Château de Fontainebleau with gardens For other senses of this word, see château (disambiguation). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Joinville is a commune of the Haute-Marne département, in France. ... Duc de Guise was a title in the French nobility. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ...


He was the second son of René II, Duke of Lorraine and was educated at the French court of Francis I. At seventeen, Claude made an alliance to the royal house of France by a marriage with Antoinette de Bourbon (14931583), daughter of Francis, Count of Vendôme. René II (May 2, 1451–December 10, 1508) was count of Vaudemont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar and titular King of Aragon, Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem from 1483 to his death. ... The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...


Claude distinguished himself at the battle of Marignano (1515), and was long in recovering from the twenty-two wounds he received in the battle. In 1521 he fought at Fuenterrabia, and Louise of Savoy ascribed the capture of the place to his efforts. In 1523 he became governor of Champagne and Burgundy, after defeating at Neufchateau the imperial troops who had invaded this province. In 1525 he destroyed the Anabaptist peasant army, which was overrunning Lorraine, at Lupstein, near Saverne (Zabern). Combatants France, Republic of Venice Duchy of Milan Commanders Francis I, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Bartolomeo dAlviano, Louis de la Trémoille Maximilian Sforza, Cardinal Matthaeus Schiner Strength 30,000 Unknown The Battle of Marignano, in the phase of the Italian Wars (1494–1559) that is called the War of... 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Hondarribia (sand river in Basque, formerly known by its Spanish adaptation Fuenterrabía) is a town situated on the east shore of Bidasoa Rivers mouth, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. ... Louise of Savoy Louise of Savoy (September 11, 1476 – September 22, 1531) was the mother of Francis I of France. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... Champagne is one of the traditional provinces of France, a region of France that is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the regions name. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Neufchâteau is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Anabaptists (Greek ανα (again) +βαπτιζω (baptize), thus, re-baptizers [1], German: Wiedertäufer) are Christians of the Radical Reformation. ... Expanding insurgencies during the Peasants war The Peasants War (in German, der Deutsche Bauernkrieg) was a popular revolt in Europe, specifically in the Holy Roman Empire between 1524-1525. ... Lorraine coat of arms location of the Lorraine province Lorraine (French: Lorraine; German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... Lupstein is a French commune, located in the département of Bas-Rhin and the région of Alsace. ... Saverne (German Zabern), a town of France in the région of Alsace, situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km (27 m. ...


On the return of Francis I from captivity in 1528, Claude was made Duke of Guise in the peerage of France, though up to this time only princes of the royal house had held the title of duke and peer of France. The Guises, as cadets of the sovereign house of Lorraine and descendants of the house of Anjou, claimed precedence of the Bourbon princes of Condé and Conti. Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Duc de Guise was a title in the French nobility. ... The status of Peer of France was held by the greatest and highest-ranking of the French nobility. ... Counts of Anjou, c. ... Also see:  Early Modern France The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ... Prince of Condé is a title in French peerage, attributed for the first time to Louis of Bourbon, brother of Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendome and uncle of Henry IV of France. ... hello im katie!! who are you?? i would love 2 chat to all you people out there on earth!! so please go on www. ...


Their pretensions and ambitions inspired distrust in Francis I, although he rewarded Guise's services by substantial gifts in land and money. The duke distinguished himself in the Luxembourg campaign in 1542, but for some years before his death he effaced himself before the growing fortunes of his sons. Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ...


Claude's issue

Preceded by:
elevated from Barony
Marquis of Elbeuf
1528–1550
Succeeded by:
René
Preceded by:
René
Count of Aumale
1508–1547
Succeeded by:
Francis
Count of Guise
1508–1528
Succeeded by:
elevated to Duke
Preceded by:
elevated from Count
Duke of Guise
1528–1550
Succeeded by:
Francis

Marie de Guise (in English, Mary of Guise) (November 22, 1515 – June 1560) was the Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. ... 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... James V (April 10, 1512 – December 14, 1542) was king of Scotland (September 9, 1513 – December 14, 1542). ... Francis, Duke of Guise Francis, 2nd Duke of Guise (February 17, 1519, Château Bar-le-Duc – February 24, 1563, Château Corney), called Balafré the scarred, was a French soldier and politician. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... mary elline m. ... Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France, in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... This page is about the year. ... Reims (English traditionally Rheims) (pronounced in French) is a city of northern France, 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. ... Charles of Guise Charles of Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine (1527 - French Cardinal and member of the powerful House of Guise. ... Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Claude of Guise, Duc dAumale (August 18, 1526, Joinville – March 3, 1573, La Rochelle) was the third son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (October 21, 1527, Joinville – March 29, 1578, Paris) was the fourth son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon, and the younger brother of Charles of Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Prior is a Latin adjective, meaning coming before, as earlier (as in a priori, regardless what comes next). ... The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1534 (MDXXXIV) was a common year in the 16th century. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... René of Guise, Marquis dElbeuf (August 14, 1536, Joinville – d. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... René of Guise, Marquis dElbeuf (August 14, 1536, Joinville – d. ... René II (May 2, 1451–December 10, 1508) was count of Vaudemont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar and titular King of Aragon, Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem from 1483 to his death. ... The County of Aumale, later elevated to a duchy, was a medieval fief in Normandy. ... Francis, Duke of Guise Francis, 2nd Duke of Guise (February 17, 1519, Château Bar-le-Duc – February 24, 1563, Château Corney), called Balafré the scarred, was a French soldier and politician. ... Comte de Guise and Duc de Guise were titles in the French nobility. ... Duc de Guise was a title in the French nobility. ... Francis, Duke of Guise Francis, 2nd Duke of Guise (February 17, 1519, Château Bar-le-Duc – February 24, 1563, Château Corney), called Balafré the scarred, was a French soldier and politician. ...

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Mary of Guise (282 words)
Marie de Guise (in English, Mary of Guise) (November 22, 1515 - June,1560) was the queen consort of James V of Scotland and the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots.
The eldest daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise[?], head of the French House of Guise, and his wife Antoinette of Bourbon, Marie was married at the age of 19 to Louis of Orleans, Duke of Longueville.
It was Marie of Guise who effectively ruled Scotland as Regent for Queen Mary, whom Marie sent to France when Mary was 5 years old, to be raised with her husband-to-be, the son of the French king.
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