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Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine.
French Catholic cardinal of the House of Guise (1524-1574)
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About Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Chevreuse, was a French cardinal and a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (1550). He was the protector of François Rabelais and Pierre de Ronsard and founded Reims University. He is sometimes known as the Cardinal de Lorraine.
Everything about Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine →- Occupation
- diplomat, aristocrat, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
- Position held
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Reims, cardinal, Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- February 17, 1524, 1525, 1524
- Died
- December 26, 1574, 1574