Mayenne Gallery

Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne, (1554-1611)

Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne, (1554-1611). French nobleman and military leader the Duc de Mayenne, (or Charles de Guise) of the house of Guise was head of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion, following the assassination of his brothers at Blois in 1588

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Procession of the Holy League Leaving the Saint-Jean

Procession of the Holy League Leaving the Saint-Jean Arch in1590 or 1593. The Catholic League in Paris, movement of opposition to Henry IV, paraded the February 4, 1593, to the Place de Greve led by Charles of Guise, Duke of Mayenne. Anonymous French. central detail. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

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