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Guise began the war by declaring the unacceptability of Navarre as King of France and controlled the powerful Catholic League, which soon forced the French king to follow in his wake. In 1588 Guise, with Spanish support, instigated a revolt against the king, took control of the city of Paris and became the de facto ruler of France.
Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called Le Balafré ('Scarface'), was the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Renée of France.
The admiral does not die but is instead gravely injured. The royal family and the Guise faction leaders begin to plot a massacre while Charles, the King of France, visits the wounded admiral. The admiral is soon murdered in his bed by Guise nobles, and the massacre spreads throughout Paris.
house of Guise, Noble French Roman Catholic family that played a major role in French politics during the Reformation. Claude de Lorraine (1496–1550) was created the 1st duke de Guise in 1527 for his service to Francis I in the defense of France.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Henri I de Lorraine, 3 e duc de Guise (born December 31, 1550—died December 23, 1588, Blois, France) was a popular duke of Guise, the acknowledged chief of the Catholic party and the Holy League during the French Wars of Religion.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Overview. Massacre at Paris. Quick Reference. A play by Marlowe written c. 1592. The play deals with the massacre of Protestants in Paris on St Bartholomew's day, 24 August 1572. Its most memorable character is the Machiavellian duke of Guise.
