Grand Chamberlain
Created Grand Chamberlain of France
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Francis of Guise Biography and Timeline
Follow Francis of Guise through 5 dated historical records for France.
Francis of Guise, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1551–1578Years on this page
1551
1557
Lieutenant
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
Succession
The accession of Francis II and his consort, Mary Stuart, niece of Francois de Guise, is a triumph for the Guise family
1560
Succession
After the accession of Charles IX, Francois de Guise lives in retirement on his estates
1578
Protector
Appointed Protector of The Netherlands
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.