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    family of Guise, Dukes of Guise, who later became Princes of Joinville. The remains of the medieval castle of Guise, the seat of the Dukes of Guise, is within...
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    Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as...
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    The House of Guise (pronunciation: [ɡiz]; Dutch: Wieze, German: Wiese) was a prominent French noble family that was involved heavily in the French Wars...
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  • Look up guising or guiser in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guising, guizing, a guiser or guizer may refer to: Guising, a Scottish and Irish tradition...
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  • Guise is a surname possibly derived from the Guise baronets of England or from Guise, a commune in France. Notable people with the name include: Anthony...
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    Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise (Jean Pierre Clément Marie; 4 September 1874 – 25 August 1940), was the third son and youngest child of Prince Robert...
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  • John Guise may refer to: Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet (c.1654–1695), English MP for Gloucestershire Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet (c.1678–1732), English MP...
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    of Guise, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called Le Balafré ('Scarface'), was the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and...
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  • Cardinal of Guise can refer to these members of the French ducal family de Guise who became cardinals: Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (1527-1578), Bishop...
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  • Look up guise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guise is a commune in France. Guise may also refer to: House of Guise, a French ducal family Counts...
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    entrusted the reins of government to his wife Mary's uncles from the House of Guise, staunch supporters of the Catholic cause. They were unable to help Catholics...
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  • "Guise Will Be Guise" is episode 6 of season 2 in the television show Angel. Written by Jane Espenson and directed by Krishna Rao, it was originally broadcast...
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  • General Guise may refer to: John Guise (British Army officer) (1683–1765), British Army lieutenant general John Christopher Guise (1826–1895), British...
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    Francis I of Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, 1st Prince of Joinville, and 1st Duke of Aumale (French: François de Lorraine; 17 February 1519 – 24 February...
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  • Count of Guise and Duke of Guise (pronounced [ɡɥiz] GHEEZ) were titles in the French nobility. Originally a seigneurie, in 1417 Guise was erected into...
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    Aspley Guise is a village and civil parish in the west of Central Bedfordshire, England. In addition to the village of Aspley Guise itself, the civil parish...
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    Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet (died 1670), of Elmore Court in Gloucestershire, England, was a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1654. Guise was the...
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  • Wyndham Guise (né William Windham Guise Cutler) was a British actor who appeared on stage in Edwardian musical comedies beginning in the 1890s and became...
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    member of the French Orleanist royal family and by marriage Duchess of Guise. Isabelle was born at the Château d'Eu, Eu, France, the third daughter and...
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    On 23 December 1588, Henri I, Duke of Guise was assassinated by the Quarante Cinq serving King Henri III. The event was one of the most critical moments...
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    the Guise family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. The latter creation is extant as of 2014. The Guise Baronetcy...
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  • Vernon Guise, 4th Baronet (1816–1887), of the Guise baronets Sir William Francis George Guise, 5th Baronet (1851–1920), of the Guise baronets Guise (surname)...
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    Guise dancing (sometimes known as goose, goosey or geese dancing) is a form of community mumming practiced during the twelve days of Christmastide, that...
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  • William Guise (Guilelmus Guisius) (c.1653–1683), was an English orientalist. He was the son of John Guise from a family originating at Elmore Court near...
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  • Sir John Douglas Guise GCMG KBE (29 August 1914 – 7 February 1991) was a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the first governor-general of Papua...
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    de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (20 October 1496 – 12 April 1550) was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528. He was a highly...
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    Guise castle is a medieval fortification in the town of Guise ([ɡɥiz]), in northern France. Originally an early medieval wooden motte and bailey castle...
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    Assassination of the Duke of Guise (1908) (original French title: La Mort du duc de Guise; often referred to as L'Assassinat du duc de Guise) is a French film d'art...
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    Henry II (French: Henri II; 8 November 1563 – 31 July 1624), known as "the Good (le Bon)", was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. Leaving no sons...
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    (4 November 1918) (which included the Second Battle of Guise (French: 2ème Bataille de Guise) and the Battle of Thiérache (French: Bataille de Thiérache)...
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