Louis III de Lorraine-Guise
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Louis III de Lorraine-Guise (born January 22, 1575 in Lorraine , † June 21, 1621 in Saintes ) was Archbishop of Reims and Cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
He was the third son of Henri I de Lorraine and his wife Catherine de Clèves and brother Charles' de Lorraine , Duke of Guise.
The layman - he never received a holy ordination - was by King Ludwig XIII. nominated by France as coadjutor archbishop. With the death of Archbishop Philippe du Bec on January 10, 1605, he was succeeded as Archbishop- Elekt .
With a dispensation from Pope Paul V , he married Charlotte des Essarts on February 4, 1611 , who bore him five children. His first son Charles Louis († July 12, 1668) became Bishop of Condom .
In the consistory on December 2, 1615 he was created cardinal priest, but he never went to Rome to receive the red Galero and the Capa Magna .
Archbishop-Elekt died after a short illness on June 21, 1621 and was buried in Reims Cathedral.
Web links
- Guise, Louis III de. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 7, 2016.
- Entry to Louis III. de Lorraine-Guise on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- Louis III de Lorraine, 3 e cardinal de Guise. In: Encyclopædia Britannica , online version, viewed December 7, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b So after: Louis III de Lorraine, 3 e cardinal de Guise. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Miranda and Catholic-hierarchy, however, name June 18 as the day of death.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe du Bec |
Archbishop of Reims 1605–1621 |
Guillaume de Gifford |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorraine-Guise, Louis III. de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lorraine-Guise, Ludwig III. from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Reims, Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1575 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lorraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1621 |
| Place of death | Saintes |