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)