GUISE François de Lorraine, duke of [Bar,... - Lot 91 - Varenne Enchères

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GUISE François de Lorraine, duke of [Bar,... - Lot 91 - Varenne Enchères
GUISE François de Lorraine, duke of [Bar, 1519 - Saint-Mesmin, 1563], lieutenant general of France, he defended France against Charles V, and led the Catholic armies in the Wars of Religion; he was assassinated in front of Orleans by a Protestant. He was nicknamed "The Scarred One". Letter signed "The Duke of Guise," with an autograph line. [Chattelerault, November 22, 1559]; 1 page in-4°, small hole in left margin. Document evoking his forests.
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