François, Duke of Guise
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François de Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, 1st Prince of Joinville, and 1st Duke of Aumale, was a French general and statesman. A prominent leader during the Italian War of 1551–1559 and French Wars of
Portrait by François Clouet, c. 1550–1560
The Siege of Calais by François-Édouard Picot. The Duke of Guise at the Siege of Calais in 1558
François I de Lorraine, Duc de Guise by Marc Duval.
Anne d'Este
Anna d'Este
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Anna d'Este was an important princess with considerable influence at the court of France and a central figure in the French Wars of Religion. In her first marriage, she was Duchess of Aumale, then of
François, Duke of Guise
…if it had been but the plucking of a hair out of his head.' The scar would earn him the nickname "Le Balafré" ("The Scarred One"). In 1548 he married Anna d'Este, in a magnificent wedding. She was the daughter of Duke Ercole II d'Este of Ferrara and Princess Renée de France, daughter of King Louis XII. In 1551…
Portrait by an unknown artist, 2nd half of the 16th century, oil on wood. Versailles, Musée du Château
Renée of France, Anna d'Este's mother
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
Jacques of Savoy, Anna's second husband