Henry I, Duke of Guise

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Henry I
Grand Master of France Duke of Guise Prince of Joinville Count of Eu
Duke of Guise
Reign	24 February 1563 – 23 December 1588
Predecessor	Francis
Successor	Charles
Born	31 December 1550
Died	23 December 1588 (aged 37) Château de Blois, Blois, France
Spouse	Catherine of Cleves
Issue among others...	Charles, Duke of Guise Louis III, Cardinal of Guise Claude, Duke of Chevreuse Louise Marguerite
House	Guise
Father	Francis, Duke of Guise
Mother	Anna d'Este
Religion	Catholicism
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Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called Le Balafré ('Scarface'), was the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Renée of France. Through his maternal grandfather, he was a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia and Pope Alexander VI.

A key figure in the French Wars of Religion, he was one of the namesakes of the War of the Three Henrys. A powerful opponent of the queen mother, Catherine de' Medici, Henry was assassinated by the bodyguards of her son, King Henry III.