Duke of Guise

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The Duke of Guise was a powerful noble title in France associated with the influential Catholic leaders of the House of Guise, who played a central role in the French Wars of Religion.

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Label Occurrences
Duke of Guise canonical 8
Dukes of Guise 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French ducal title
noble title
associatedWith House of Guise
associatedWithCity Paris
associatedWithEvent Day of the Barricades
coatOfArmsBearer House of Guise
country Kingdom of France
createdBy Francis I of France
createdFor Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Aumale
surface form: Claude of Lorraine
dynasty House of Lorraine
historicalReputation influential Catholic leaders in the French Wars of Religion
houseBranch cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
involvedIn French Wars of Religion
Massacre of Vassy
languageOfTitle French
linkedToMonarchy House of Bourbon
surface form: Bourbon dynasty

House of Valois
surface form: Valois dynasty
nobleFamily House of Guise
nobleRankInFrance peer of France
notableBearer Francis, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise
notableConflictWith Henry III of France
notableEventAssociated formation of the Catholic League
opposedGroup Huguenots
playedRoleIn French Wars of Religion
politicalAlignment Catholic League
politicalInfluence high
rank duke
region Picardy
religiousAlignment Catholic
religiousConflictRole Catholic leadership
religiousPolicy pro-Catholic
seat Guise
sphereOfInfluence French court
northern France
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
titleCreationYear 1528
titleHolder Anne, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise
Francis, Duke of Guise
François Joseph, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry II, Duke of Guise
Louis Joseph, Duke of Guise
titleType hereditary title

Referenced by (9)

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House of Guise titleHeld Duke of Guise
House of Lorraine hasMainTitle Duke of Guise
Prince of Joinville relatedTitle Duke of Guise
Collégiale Saint-Laurent de Joinville associatedWith Duke of Guise
this entity surface form: Dukes of Guise
Francis, Duke of Guise nobleTitle Duke of Guise
Duchy of Guise titleStyle Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise title Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise title Duke of Guise
Duchess of Guise linkedTitle Duke of Guise