Henry I, Duke of Guise, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry I, Duke of Guise

Duke of Guise

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1550

Place of Birth: Joinville, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1588

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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. In 1576 he founded the Catholic League to prevent the heir, King Henry of Navarre, head of the Huguenot movement, from succeeding to the French throne.
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, he was assassinated by the bodyguards of her son, King Henry III.