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Guise-Armagnac. The House of Guise (pronunciation: [ɡiz]; Dutch: Wieze, German: Wiese) was a prominent French noble family that was involved heavily in the French Wars of Religion. The House of Guise was the founding house of the Principality of Joinville .
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- House of Lorraine
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.
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Guise, HOUSE OF, a branch of the ducal family of Lorraine, played an important part in the religious troubles of France during the sixteenth century. By reason of descent from Charlemagne, it laid claim for a brief period to the throne of France. The Guises upheld firmly Catholic interests not only in France, but also in Scotland, where Marie ...
The House of Guise, a branch of the ducal family of Lorraine, played an important part in the religious troubles of France during the seventeenth century. By reason of descent from Charlemagne, it laid claim for a brief period to the throne of France.
Counts and dukes of Guise. Count of Guise and Duke of Guise (pronounced [ɡɥiz] GHEEZ) were titles in the French nobility . Originally a seigneurie, in 1417 Guise was erected into a county for René, a younger son of Louis II of Anjou . While disputed by the House of Luxembourg (1425–1444), the county was ultimately retained by the House of ...
Francis I of Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, 1st Prince of Joinville, and 1st Duke of Aumale ( French: François de Lorraine; 17 February 1519 – 24 February 1563), was a French general and statesman. A prominent leader during the Italian War of 1551–1559 and French Wars of Religion, he was assassinated during the siege of Orleans in 1563.
Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Guise-Lorraine Family. views 2,024,393 updated. Guise-Lorraine Family. O ne of the most powerful families in Renaissance France, the house of Guise-Lorraine rose to prominence in the 1500s through military ability, political skill, and unswerving loyalty to the Catholic Church.
