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Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
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Guise, Francis
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Second Duke of, and son of preceding; rose, to the highest eminence as a soldier, winning, besides many others, the great victory of Metz over the Germans, and capturing Calais from the English in 1558; along with his brother Charles (q. v .) he was virtual ruler of France during the feeble rule of Francis II., and these two set themselves to crush the rise of Protestantism; he was murdered by a Huguenot at the siege of Orleans (1519-1563).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Guise, Francis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/guise-francis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Guise, Francis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/guise-francis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
