Henry III arranges the assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

Having been faced by his own States-General suggesting that he should give up his crown to the head of the Catholic League, the Duke of Guise, Henry III of France arranges for Guise to be assassinated.

36 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Henry III arranges the assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15382, accessed 19 March 2024.]

15382 Henry III arranges the assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.