Henry Guise Guise, 3rd23 December 1588
Murdered near the King's bedchamber while Henry III hides behind the curtains
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Murdered near the King's bedchamber while Henry III hides behind the curtains
Guise is summoned to attend the King, and is assassinated, his brother Louis II, Cardinal of Guise is assassinated the next day, arouses such outrage among the remaining relatives and allies of Guise that Henry III was forced to flee
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