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Henry I, Duke of Guise

1550 - 1588

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Henri I de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, Prince of Joinville, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called Le Balafré ('Scarface'), was the eldest son of François, Duke of Guise, and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Renée of France. Through his maternal grandfather, he was a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia and Pope Alexander VI. A key figure in the French Wars of Religion, he was one of the namesakes of the War of the Three Henrys. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry I, Duke of Guise is the 1,738th most popular politician (down from 1,384th in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from France (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 139th most popular French Politician.

Henry I, Duke of Guise is most famous for being a Catholic leader and supporter of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry I, Duke of Guise ranks 1,738 out of 19,576. Before him are Arsinoe IV of Egypt, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, King Elah, Memnon, Frederick I of Denmark, and Theuderic I. After him are Ferdinand II of Portugal, Fidel Ramos, Frederick I of Sweden, Thomas Sankara, Jungjong of Joseon, and Herod Archelaus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1550, Henry I, Duke of Guise ranks 8. Before him are Safiye Sultan, Willem Barentsz, John Napier, Charles IX of Sweden, John Davis, and Do-Aklin. After him are Camillus de Lellis, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Jang-geum, Stanislaus Kostka, Karin Månsdotter, and Giorgio Basta. Among people deceased in 1588, Henry I, Duke of Guise ranks 4. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Paolo Veronese, and Frederick II of Denmark. After him are Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, 3rd Dalai Lama, Qi Jiguang, Henri, Prince of Condé, Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Alonso Sánchez Coello, and Plautilla Nelli.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henry I, Duke of Guise ranks 571 out of 6,770. Before him are Hilary of Poitiers (315), Joseph de Maistre (1753), Maurice Allais (1911), Paul Langevin (1872), Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882), and Theuderic I (485). After him are Richard Clayderman (1953), Marcel Marceau (1923), Hippolyte Taine (1828), Claude Louis Berthollet (1748), Marius Petipa (1818), and René Guénon (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Henry I, Duke of Guise ranks 139. Before him are Baldwin II of Jerusalem (1060), Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise (1768), Léon Blum (1872), Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), and Theuderic I (485). After him are René of Anjou (1409), Peter II of Courtenay (1155), Marine Le Pen (1968), Paul Doumer (1857), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), and Avitus (395).

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