Henry II, Duke of Guise

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Henry II, Duke of Guise was a prominent French noble and Catholic League leader during the late 16th century Wars of Religion, known for his powerful influence and eventual assassination in 1588.

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Henry II, Duke of Guise canonical 4
Henri II, Duke of Guise 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century French person
Catholic League leader
Duke of Guise
French nobleman
human
military leader
alsoKnownAs Henri II de Guise
Le Balafré
assassinatedBy bodyguards of Henry III of France
birthDate 1550-01-31
birthPlace Joinville, Champagne, Kingdom of France
burialPlace Collégiale Saint-Laurent, Joinville
causeOfDeath assassination
child Charles, Duke of Guise
Henri, Archbishop of Reims
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1588-12-23
deathPlace Blois, Kingdom of France
linked to: Blois
era French Wars of Religion
event key figure in the Day of the Barricades (1588)
familyName de Lorraine
father Francis, Duke of Guise
fullName Henri de Lorraine
givenName Henri
influenced Catholic radical politics in late 16th-century France
language French
leaderOf Catholic League in France
marriageDate 1570-10-04
memberOf House of Lorraine
militaryRank general
mother Anna d’Este
nicknameMeaning Le Balafré refers to his facial scar
nobleFamily House of Guise
notableFor influence over Parisian Catholic crowds
leadership of the Catholic League in France
role in the French Wars of Religion
opponent Henry III of France
Henry of Navarre
linked to: Henry IV of France
participatedIn French Wars of Religion
War of the Three Henrys
placeOfAssassination Château de Blois
politicalMovement Catholic League
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Charles, Duke of Mayenne
linked to: Duke of Mayenne

Louis II, Cardinal of Guise
spouse Catherine of Cleves
title Duke of Guise
Grand Maître de France
Prince of Joinville

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Catherine of Cleves relative Henry II, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise child Henri II, Duke of Guise
linked to: Henry II, Duke of Guise
Duke of Guise titleHolder Henry II, Duke of Guise
Guise family notableMember Henry II, Duke of Guise
de Guise notableBearer Henry II, Duke of Guise