Henry II, Duke of Guise
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16th-century French person
Catholic League leader
Duke of Guise
French nobleman
human
military leader
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Henri II, Duke of Guise | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
16th-century French person
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Catholic League leader ⓘ Duke of Guise ⓘ French nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Henri II de Guise
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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
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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
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leadership of the Catholic League in France ⓘ role in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| opponent |
Henry III of France
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Henry of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French Wars of Religion
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War of the Three Henrys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfAssassination | Château de Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | Catholic League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
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Louis II, Cardinal of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Guise
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Grand Maître de France NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Joinville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Henri II, Duke of Guise