House of Guise

House of Guise
Maison de Guise
House of Guise; Maison de Guise
Noble house
	Coat of arms of Claude of Lorraine
Parent house	House of Lorraine
Country	France
Founded	1528; 496 years ago
Founder	Claude of Lorraine
Final ruler	Marie of Lorraine (Guise) Charles de Lorraine, Count of Armagnac (Guise-Armagnac) Charles Eugene, Prince of Lambesc (Guise-Elbeuf)
Titles	Duke of Guise; Duke of Chevreuse; Duke of Mayenne; Duke of Joyeuse; Count/Duke of Aumale; Lord/Marquis/Duke of Elbeuf; Queen of Scotland; Count of Armagnac;
Motto	Dederit'ne viam casus've Deus've; (Shall chance or God provide the path?)
Dissolution	1688 (Guise); 1751 (Guise-Armagnac) 1825 (Guise-Elbeuf)
Cadet branches	Guise-Armagnac;

The House of Guise (pronunciation: [ɡiz]; Dutch: Wieze, German: Wiese) was a prominent French noble family that was involved heavily in the French Wars of Religion. The House of Guise was the founding house of the Principality of Joinville.