Francis, Duke of Guise

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Catholic leader French noble human military leader

Francis, Duke of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French noble and military leader, noted for his key role in the Italian Wars and in the religious and political conflicts of the French Wars of Religion.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Francis, Duke of Guise canonical 17
Francis I, Duke of Guise 1
François, Duke of Guise 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic leader ⓘ
French noble ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
assassinatedBy Jean de Poltrot de Méré ⓘ
birthDate 1519-02-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Bar-le-Duc ⓘ
Duchy of Bar ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Catherine of Lorraine ⓘ
Duke of Mayenne ⓘ
surface form: Charles, Duke of Mayenne

Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1563-02-24 ⓘ
deathPlace France ⓘ
Saintes ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName of Lorraine ⓘ
father Claude, Duke of Guise ⓘ
fullName Francis of Lorraine ⓘ
givenName Francis ⓘ
mannerOfDeath shot ⓘ
memberOf House of Guise ⓘ
House of Lorraine ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Antoinette de Bourbon ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Guise ⓘ
Grand Chamberlain of France ⓘ
Grand Master of France ⓘ
Prince of Joinville ⓘ
notableFor leadership of the Catholic faction in France ⓘ
role in the Massacre of Vassy ⓘ
notableWork capture of Calais (1558) ⓘ
Siege of Metz ⓘ
surface form: defense of Metz (1552–1553)
participatedIn French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Habsburg–Valois conflict ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg–Valois Wars

Italian Wars ⓘ
capture of Calais (1558) ⓘ
surface form: siege of Calais (1558)

Siege of Metz ⓘ
surface form: siege of Metz (1552–1553)
politicalAlignment Catholic League precursor ⓘ
positionHeld Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
member of the French royal council ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedUnder Charles IX of France ⓘ
Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ
sibling Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine ⓘ
Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Aumale ⓘ
surface form: Claude, Duke of Aumale

Louis I, Cardinal of Guise ⓘ
surface form: Louis, Cardinal of Guise

Mary of Guise ⓘ
surface form: Marie of Guise

Renée of Guise ⓘ
spouse Anna d’Este ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calais → recapturedBy → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Massacre of Vassy → commander → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Henry I, Duke of Guise → father → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
House of Guise → notableMember → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
this entity surface form: Francis I, Duke of Guise
siege of Orléans (1562) → hasCommander → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
this entity surface form: François, Duke of Guise
Cardinal of Lorraine → sibling → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Anna d’Este → spouse → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Duchy of Guise → notableDuke → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise → sibling → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Duke of Guise → titleHolder → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Duke of Guise → notableBearer → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Duke of Mayenne → father → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne
Claude, Duke of Guise → child → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Siege of Metz → commander → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Siege of Metz → defendingCommander → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise → father → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Antoinette de Bourbon → child → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine → sibling → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Valois trilogy → notableCharacter → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
this entity surface form: Henry of Guise
City of Calais → recapturedUnder → Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ