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'Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise', (December 1588), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise', (December 1588), 1890. Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550-1588) founded the Catholic League and was a key figure in the French Wars of Religion, as an opponent of Catherine de' Medici, he was assassinated by the Forty-five guards (bodyguards) of her son, King Henry III at the Chateau de Blois. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890].

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'Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise', (December 1588), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

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'Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise', (December 1588), 1890. Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550-1588) founded the Catholic League and was a key figure in the French Wars of Religion, as an opponent of Catherine de' Medici, he was assassinated by the Forty-five guards (bodyguards) of her son, King Henry III at the Chateau de Blois. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Personalities:

CATHERINE DE MEDICI • 3RD DUKE OF GUISE HENRY OF LORRAINE

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engraving

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Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images

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5938 x 3504 px | 59.5 MB

Print size:

50.3 x 29.7 cm | 19.8 x 11.7 in (300 dpi)

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