Henry II, Duke of Guise

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Henry II, Duke of Guise was a prominent French noble and Catholic League leader during the late 16th century Wars of Religion, known for his powerful influence and eventual assassination in 1588.

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instanceOf 16th-century French person
Catholic League leader
Duke of Guise
French nobleman
human
military leader
alsoKnownAs Henri II de Guise NERFINISHED
Le Balafré NERFINISHED
assassinatedBy bodyguards of Henry III of France
birthDate 1550-01-31
birthPlace Joinville, Champagne, Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
burialPlace Collégiale Saint-Laurent, Joinville NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
child Charles, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Henri, Archbishop of Reims NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathDate 1588-12-23
deathPlace Blois, Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
era French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
event key figure in the Day of the Barricades (1588)
familyName de Lorraine NERFINISHED
father Francis, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
fullName Henri de Lorraine NERFINISHED
givenName Henri NERFINISHED
influenced Catholic radical politics in late 16th-century France
language French
leaderOf Catholic League in France NERFINISHED
marriageDate 1570-10-04
memberOf House of Lorraine NERFINISHED
militaryRank general
mother Anna d’Este NERFINISHED
nicknameMeaning Le Balafré refers to his facial scar NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Guise NERFINISHED
notableFor influence over Parisian Catholic crowds
leadership of the Catholic League in France
role in the French Wars of Religion
opponent Henry III of France NERFINISHED
Henry of Navarre NERFINISHED
participatedIn French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
War of the Three Henrys NERFINISHED
placeOfAssassination Château de Blois NERFINISHED
politicalMovement Catholic League NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Charles, Duke of Mayenne NERFINISHED
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise NERFINISHED
spouse Catherine of Cleves NERFINISHED
title Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Grand Maître de France NERFINISHED
Prince of Joinville NERFINISHED

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Catherine of Cleves relative Henry II, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise child Henry II, Duke of Guise
this entity surface form: Henri II, Duke of Guise
Duke of Guise titleHolder Henry II, Duke of Guise