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Catholic cardinal (1575–1621) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis de Lorraine known as the Cardinal de Guise (22 January 1575 – 21 June 1621, Saintes) was the third son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine of Cleves.[1]
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Reims |
In office | 1605-1621 |
Predecessor | Philippe du Bec |
Successor | Gabriel Gifford |
Other post(s) | Abbot of Cluny (1612-1621) |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims (1601-1605) |
Orders | |
Created cardinal | 2 December 1615 by Pope Paul V |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 January 1575 |
Died | 18 June 1621 (aged 46) Saintes |
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His ecclesiastical post was entirely a sinecure; he was never ordained,[2] and led a dissipated life. Nevertheless, he was made Archbishop of Reims in January 1605,[3] and created cardinal on December 2, 1615. He incurred the displeasure of Louis XIII of France, and was imprisoned in the Bastille in 1620.[2] He joined the royal campaign to besiege the Huguenot stronghold of Montauban in 1621, and there fell ill with scarlet fever and died.[4]
He married, in secret, Charlotte des Essarts,[2] Mademoiselle de La Haye in 1611. They had five children:
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