de Guise

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de Guise is the noble French family name of the powerful House of Guise, a prominent cadet branch of the House of Lorraine influential in 16th-century French politics and religion.

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de Guise canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French-language surname
dynastic name
noble family name
associatedWithEvent French Wars of Religion
associatedWithMonarch Charles IX of France
Francis II of France
Henry III of France
associatedWithMovement French Catholic League
associatedWithPeriod 16th century
associatedWithPlace Guise, Aisne, France
cadetBranchOf House of Lorraine
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France
dynasticTitleAssociated Duchess of Guise
Duke of Guise
Prince of Joinville
floruit 16th century
heldTerritorialBaseIn Champagne region
linked to: Champagne province

Duchy of Guise
heraldicTradition French heraldry
influentialIn French court politics
French religious policy
involvedIn French Wars of Religion
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre context
languageOfName French
namedAfter Guise, Aisne
notableBearer Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
linked to: Duke of Mayenne

Claude, Duke of Guise
Francis, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry II, Duke of Guise
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise
Mary of Guise
notableFor influence in 16th-century French politics
role in French Wars of Religion
partOf House of Guise
House of Lorraine
politicalAlignment Catholic League (France)
relatedDynasticallyTo Dukes of Lorraine
religiousAlignment Roman Catholic
religiousConflictRole Catholic leadership against Huguenots
rivalOf House of Bourbon
Huguenot nobility
roleInHistory leader of ultra-Catholic faction in 16th-century France
socialStatus high nobility
typeOfNobility princely house
usedBy House of Guise
members of the House of Lorraine

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