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François, Duke of Guise

French soldier and politician (1519-1563)

8 dated entries naming François, Duke of Guise, drawn from 6 separate years between 1519 CE and 1563 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1519February 17 – François, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)source
  • 1553January 2 – The siege of Metz in France, started by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor during the Italian War of 1551–59 on October 19 last is lifted after 75 days. During the city's defence by the Duke of Guise and 6,000 soldiers, Charles V had lost two-thirds of his original force of at least 20,000 men.source
  • 1554August 12 – Battle of Renty: French forces led by François, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy, by Charles V.source
  • 1558April 17 – The siege of Thionville in the Duchy of Luxembourg, is started by the French Army, led by François, Duke of Guise.source
  • 1558January 7 – French troops, led by François, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of the Kingdom of England, in the Siege of Calais.source
  • 1562March 1 – Over 80 Huguenots are massacred by the ultra-Catholic François, Duke of Guise in Wassy-sur-Blaise, triggering the First War of Religion in France.source
  • 1563February 18 – François, Duke of Guise, is assassinated while besieging Orléans by Jean de Poltrot.source
  • 1563February 24 – François, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (shot) (b. 1519)source

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