Henri I de Lorraine, Duc de
Guise, Prince de Joinville, (1550-1588)
Born 31 December 1550
Died 23 December 1588 Chateau de Blois (murdered)
Married 4 October 1570 Paris
Catherine of Cleves, Comtesse d'Eu,
daughter of Francois de Cleves, Duc de Nevers
and Marguerite de Bourbon
Born circa 1548
Died 11 May 1633 Paris
Buried d'Eu
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Like his father he was both known as 'le Balafre' and fought fiercely
against the Protestants. In 1569 he combatted them at Jarnac and Moncontour;
and forced Gaspard de Coligny to raise the siege of Poitiers.
In 1572 he was one of the organisers of the 'St.Bartholomew's Massacre'
and, in 1576, the head of the League against the Bourbons. His ambition
was to become king of France but King Henri III, whom he hoped to succeed,
arranged his murder at Blois.
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