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For the full article, see François de Lorraine, 2 duc de Guise . François de Lorraine, 2nd duke de Guise, (born Feb. 24, 1519, Bar, France—died Feb. 24, 1563, Orléans), French soldier and loyal servant to the French crown, the greatest figure produced by the house of Guise. He fought in Francis I ’s army and was badly wounded at the ...
Louis Joseph de Lorraine Duke of Guise and Duke of Angoulême, (7 August 1650 – 30 July 1671) was the only son of Louis, Duke of Joyeuse and Marie Françoise de Valois, the only daughter of Louis-Emmanuel d'Angoulême, Count of Alès, Governor of Provence and son of Charles de Valois Duke of Angoulême, a bastard of Charles IX of France .
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. Claude’s sons François, 2nd duke de Guise, and.
The last sovereign ruler of the Medici dynasty, Gian Gastone (1671-1737), Grandson of Ferdinando II, reigned fourteen years – from 1723 to 1737. He was a lonely pubescent man who spent most of his time isolated in the Boboli Garden, concentrated in his studies on flowers and plants and his collection of dainty, delicate objects and things.
On 24 February 1563, Francis, Duke of Guise was assassinated by the Huguenot Jean de Poltrot during the Siege of Orléans. His death represents a critical turning point in the French Wars of Religion. It would be the first major assassination in what would become a blood feud between the various aristocratic houses which would see the deaths of ...
Henri de Guise (1550-1588) Duke of Guise and François’s son, he took part in the 2 nd and 3 rd wars of Religion, notably in the battle of Jarnac where Louis de Bourbon, first Prince of Condé, was killed. He was suspected of having ordered admiral de Coligny’s murder. He won the battle of Dormans in October 1575 against the mercenaries ...
