Louis III, Cardinal of Guise

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Louis III, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent French Catholic prelate and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, influential in both religious and political affairs during the Wars of Religion.

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Cardinal of Guise 1
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cardinal
French nobleman
Roman Catholic archbishop
human
statesman
activeYears early 17th century
late 16th century
appointedCardinalBy Sixtus V
surface form: Pope Sixtus V
birthDate 1575-01-22
birthPlace Champagne
Duchy of Joinville
Joinville
burialPlace Reims Cathedral
cardinalateStart 1588
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1621-06-21
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Saintes
educatedAt University of Pont-à-Mousson
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
surface form: University of Reims
endTime for archbishopric of Reims 1621
for bishopric of Albi 1621
era Late Renaissance
familyName de Lorraine
father Henry I, Duke of Guise
fullName Louis de Lorraine
givenName Louis
languageSpoken French
memberOf House of Guise
House of Lorraine
mother Catherine of Cleves
nobleRank prince of the blood (House of Lorraine-Guise)
nobleTitle Louis III, Cardinal of Guise self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cardinal of Guise
notableFor influence in French royal politics under Henry IV
leadership within the Catholic League faction of the Guise family
role in the French Wars of Religion
participatedIn French Wars of Religion
positionHeld Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims
surface form: Archbishop of Reims

Bishop of Albi
Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Grand Aumônier de France
surface form: Grand Almoner of France

Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims
surface form: Primate of France
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Catherine of Lorraine
Charles, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Chevreuse
François de Lorraine, Prince of Joinville
startTime 1588
for archbishopric of Reims 1592
for bishopric of Albi 1618
for cardinalate

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Henry I, Duke of Guise child Louis III, Cardinal of Guise
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise nobleTitle Louis III, Cardinal of Guise self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cardinal of Guise