Francis of Guise Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Francis of Guise, based on 5 World History Database records associated with France.

5 records1551–15784 events0 places

Chronological biography

1551

Grand Chamberlain1551

Government / Government of France · Duke · Grand Chamberlain

Created Grand Chamberlain of France

1557

Lieutenant1557

Warfare / Military · Duke · Lieutenant General

Leads an army into Italy to aid Pope Paul IV (and further his familys pretensions to the Angevin inheritance), but is recalled to France and made Lieutenant General of France after victory the Battle of St. Quentin

1559

Succession10 July 1559

House / House of Guise · Duke · Lieutenant General

The accession of Francis II and his consort, Mary Stuart, niece of Francois de Guise, is a triumph for the Guise family

1560

SuccessionDecember 1560

House / House of Guise · Duke · Lieutenant General

After the accession of Charles IX, Francois de Guise lives in retirement on his estates

1578

Protector1578

Government / Government of France · Duke · Protector-Netherlands

Appointed Protector of The Netherlands

Titles and roles

Duke · Grand Chamberlain · Duke · Lieutenant General · Duke · Protector-Netherlands

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.