House of Guise
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The House of Guise was a powerful French noble family and staunchly Catholic faction that played a leading and often militant political role in 16th-century France, especially during the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Guise canonical | 49 |
| House of Lorraine-Guise | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noble house
ⓘ
aristocratic dynasty ⓘ noble family ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Day of the Barricades
ⓘ
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ⓘ
surface form:
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
|
| associatedWithMonarch |
Catherine de’ Medici
ⓘ
surface form:
Catherine de' Medici
Francis II of France ⓘ Henry III of France ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise
ⓘ
royal repression under Henry III of France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection |
connected by marriage to the Scottish royal house
ⓘ
related to the House of Valois through marriage ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | French ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
House of Elbeuf
ⓘ
House of Mayenne ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
French Wars of Religion
ⓘ
Massacre of Vassy ⓘ War of the Three Henrys ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableAction |
organized Catholic League in late 16th century
ⓘ
patronage of Catholic clergy and institutions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Catholic faction in the French Wars of Religion
ⓘ
militant Catholic politics in 16th-century France ⓘ opposition to Huguenots ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Duke of Mayenne
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne
Cardinal of Lorraine ⓘ
surface form:
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
Claude, Duke of Guise ⓘ Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ
surface form:
Francis I, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ Louis II, Cardinal of Guise ⓘ Mary of Guise ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| parentHouse | House of Lorraine ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence | 16th century ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Catholic League in France
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic League
|
| politicalGoal |
defense of Catholic orthodoxy in France
ⓘ
exclusion of Protestant princes from the French throne ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
influential at the French royal court
ⓘ
leader of ultra-Catholic party in France ⓘ rival of the House of Bourbon ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seatOrDomain |
Duchy of Guise
ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Cardinal of Lorraine
ⓘ
Duchess of Guise ⓘ Duke of Guise ⓘ Duke of Mayenne ⓘ |
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guise
subject surface form:
Guise
this entity surface form:
House of Lorraine-Guise
this entity surface form:
House of Lorraine-Guise
subject surface form:
Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne