Francis, Duke of Guise
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.
Francis | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Guise Duke of Aumale Prince de Joinville | |
Portrait by Workshop of François Clouet | |
| Duke of Guise | |
| Reign | 12 April 1550 – 24 February 1563 |
| Predecessor | Claude |
| Successor | Henry I |
| Born | 17 February 1519 Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 24 February 1563 (aged 44) near Orléans, France |
| Noble family | Guise |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Henry I, Duke of Guise Catherine Charles, Duke of Mayenne Louis II, Cardinal of Guise François |
| Father | Claude, Duke of Guise |
| Mother | Antoinette de Bourbon |
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