Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
(1524-1574)
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Charles de Lorraine (c. 1525 – 26 December 1574), Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, 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.
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17 February 1524 Joinville, France
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26 December 1574 (aged 50) Avignon, France
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon · m. 1513
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