de Guise

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de Guise is the noble French family name of the powerful House of Guise, a prominent cadet branch of the House of Lorraine influential in 16th-century French politics and religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French-language surname
dynastic name
noble family name
associatedWithEvent French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
associatedWithMonarch Charles IX of France NERFINISHED
Francis II of France NERFINISHED
Henry III of France NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement French Catholic League NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeriod 16th century
associatedWithPlace Guise, Aisne, France NERFINISHED
cadetBranchOf House of Lorraine NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dynasticTitleAssociated Duchess of Guise NERFINISHED
Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Prince of Joinville NERFINISHED
floruit 16th century
heldTerritorialBaseIn Champagne region NERFINISHED
Duchy of Guise NERFINISHED
heraldicTradition French heraldry
influentialIn French court politics
French religious policy
involvedIn French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre context
languageOfName French
namedAfter Guise, Aisne NERFINISHED
notableBearer Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine NERFINISHED
Charles, Duke of Mayenne NERFINISHED
Claude, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Francis, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Henry II, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise NERFINISHED
Mary of Guise NERFINISHED
notableFor influence in 16th-century French politics
role in French Wars of Religion
partOf House of Guise NERFINISHED
House of Lorraine NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Catholic League (France) NERFINISHED
relatedDynasticallyTo Dukes of Lorraine NERFINISHED
religiousAlignment Roman Catholic
religiousConflictRole Catholic leadership against Huguenots
rivalOf House of Bourbon NERFINISHED
Huguenot nobility
roleInHistory leader of ultra-Catholic faction in 16th-century France
socialStatus high nobility
typeOfNobility princely house
usedBy House of Guise NERFINISHED
members of the House of Lorraine

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