Louis (Louis) II Lorraine ( July 6, 1555 , Dampier-en-Yvelines - December 24, 1588 , Chateau de Blois ) - French church and statesman, Archbishop of Reims ( 1574 - 1588 ), Cardinal de Guise (from 1578 ).
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| December 26, 1574 - December 24, 1588 | ||
| Predecessor | Charles de Guise | |
| Successor | Nicola de Pelleve | |
| Birth | July 6, 1555 Dampier-en-Yvelines | |
| Death | December 24, 1588 (33 years old) Blois (castle) | |
| Dynasty | Lorraine House , Giza | |
| Father | Francois de Guise | |
| Mother | Anna d'Este | |
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Biography
The third son of Francis of Lorraine (1519-1563), the Duke de Guise (1550-1563), and Anna d'Este (1531-1607), the younger brother and associate of the Duke Heinrich de Guise . On the maternal side, his grandfather and grandmother were Ercole II d'Este , Duke of Ferrara, and Rene French (daughter of King Louis XII of France).
In 1574, Louis of Lorraine was elected Archbishop of Reims, replacing his uncle Charles de Guise . In the same year he became abbot of Saint-Denis . February 21, 1578 he received the rank of cardinal . He took the title of Cardinal de Guise, replacing his other uncle in this post - Cardinal Louis de Guise . He later became a papal legate in Avignon and a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit .
His dedication to the cause of his elder brother, the Duke Heinrich the Sword , the leader of the Catholic League , and his intransigence to the royal power provoked the hostility of the French king Henry III of Valois . By royal order, Cardinal Louis de Guise was killed in 1588 by royal bodyguards in the castle of Blois , the day after the death of his older brother Heinrich.
He had an illegitimate son, Louis Bastard de Guise (1588-1631), who was born from a relationship with Emery de Lesher, the lady of Grimocour, was legalized in 1610 .
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Sources
- Michel Popoff et préface d'Hervé Pinoteau . Armorial de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit: d'après l'œuvre du père Anselme et ses continuateurs. - P .: Le Léopard d'or, 1996 .-- 204 p. - ISBN 2-86377-140-X .