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Louis II de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise (6 July 1555, Dampierre – 24 December 1588, Château de Blois) was a French prelate, Cardinal and politician during the latter French Wars of Religion. The third son of François de Lorraine, duke of Guise and Anne d'Este Louis was destined for a career in the church.
Jul 2, 2024 · Louis II de Lorraine, 2e cardinal de Guise (born July 6, 1555, Dampierre, Fr.—died Dec. 24, 1588, Blois) was the brother of Henri de Lorraine, 3rd duc de Guise, whom he supported vigorously in the War of the Three Henrys (Henry III, Henry of Navarre, Henry of Guise).
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After an apparent reconciliation between the French King and the Duke, King Henry III had both the Duke of Guise and his brother, Louis of Lorraine, Cardinal of Guise (1555–1588), murdered in December 1588 during a meeting in the Royal Chateau at Blois.
Henri de Guise mobilized a popular urban power base and took control of large parts of France, but he and his brother Louis II, cardinal of Guise (1555 – 1588), were murdered by the king at the height of their power.
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise (6 July 1555, Dampierre – 24 December 1588, Château de Blois) was the third son of Francis, Duke of Guise and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole d'Este II, Duke of Ferrara and Renée of France.
- Dampierre, Bourgogne Franche-Comté
- July 06, 1555
- Bourgogne Franche-Comté
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Louis de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise et prince-évêque de Metz (21 October 1527, in Joinville, Champagne – 29 March 1578, in Paris) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and Bishop during the Italian Wars and French Wars of Religion.
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Louis II de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise was a French prelate, Cardinal and politician during the latter French Wars of Religion. The third son of François de Lorraine, duke of Guise and Anne d'Este Louis was destined for a career in the church.
