House of Guise

E34322

French noble house aristocratic dynasty noble family

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French noble house → aristocratic dynasty → noble family →
associatedEvent	Day of the Barricades → St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre →
associatedWithMonarch	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	Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne → Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine → Claude, Duke of Guise → 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 →
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 (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gaspard II de Coligny → Massacre of Vassy →	associatedWith
Henry I, Duke of Guise → Mary of Guise →	house
French Wars of Religion →	involvedDynasty
Francis II of France →	notableFaction