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Coat of arms of the Duke of Guise

Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (20 October 1496 – 12 April 1550) was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528.

He was a highly effective general for the French crown. His children and grandchildren were to lead the Catholic party in the French Wars of Religion.

Biography

Claude was born at the Château de Condé-sur-Moselle, the second son of René II, Duke of Lorraine, and Philippa of Guelders.Шаблон:Sfn He was educated at the French court of Francis I. On 9 June 1513, at the age of sixteen, Claude married Antoinette de Bourbon (1493–1583),Шаблон:Sfn daughter of François, Count of Vendôme.Шаблон:Sfn

Military service

Claude distinguished himself at the Battle of Marignano (1515),Шаблон:Sfn and was long in recovering from the twenty-two wounds he received in the battle. In 1521, he fought at Fuenterrabia, and Louise of Savoy ascribed the capture of the place to his efforts. In 1522, he forced the English to raise the siege of Hesdin. In 1523, he became governor of Champagne and Burgundy, after defeating at Neufchâteau the imperial troops who had invaded this province. In 1525, Claude defeated a peasant army near Saverne (Zabern).Шаблон:Sfn Following Francis I's return from captivity, Claude was made Duke of Guise in 1527.Шаблон:Sfn The Guises, as cadets of the sovereign House of Lorraine and descendants of the Capetian House of Anjou, claimed precedence over the Bourbon, princes of Condé, and Conti.Шаблон:Sfn

Marriage and issue

Claude married Antoinette de Bourbon,Шаблон:Sfn daughter of François, Count of Vendôme and Marie de Luxembourg, on 9 June 1513; they had:

By an unnamed mistress,Шаблон:Sfn Claude had:

Death

Claude fell ill in 1550, and despite being under the care of five doctors, died on 12 April.Шаблон:Sfn

Ancestry

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