Everything about Henry Ii Duke Of Guise totally explained
Henry II, 5th Duke of Guise (
Paris,
April 4,
1614 –
June 2,
1664, Paris) was the second son of
Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.
At the age of 15, he became
archbishop of Rheims, but the death of his eldest brother Francis in
1639 placed him in the dukedom the following year. He opposed
Richelieu, and conspired with the
count of Soissons, fighting in the
Battle of La Marfée in
1641. For this, he was condemned to death, but fled to
Flanders in
1641. Reprieved, he returned in
1643.
Hoping to make good his family's ancient pretensions to the
Kingdom of Naples, he joined the revolt of
Masaniello in
1647. The "
Royal Republic of Naples" was declared, appealing to the protection of France and nominally headed by Guise (entitled
doge in imitation of
Venice). However, the tactless Guise rapidly alienated the Neapolitans, and wielded little influence with
Cardinal Mazarin. He was captured by the Spaniards in
1648 when the republic fell, and held by them until
1652. He made a second attack on
Naples in
1654, but it ended in failure, in part due to the presence of an English fleet under
Robert Blake.
Afterwards, he settled in Paris, becoming
Grand Chamberlain of France to
Louis XIV.
He was succeeded by his nephew
Louis Joseph,
Duke of Joyeuse.
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