Deaths on April 12

Claude, Duke of Guise

Died on April 12, 1550

Claude, Duke of Guise (b. 1496)

Claude 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 effective general for the French crown. His children and grandchildren were to lead the Catholic party in the French Wars of Religion.

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