Claude, Duke of Guise
| Claude de Lorraine | |
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| Marquis of Elbeuf Duke of Guise | |
Portrait by Jean Clouet | |
| Count / Duke of Guise | |
| Tenure | 10 December 1508 – 12 April 1550 |
| Successor | Francis |
| Born | 20 October 1496 Château de Custines |
| Died | 12 April 1550 (aged 53) Château de Joinville |
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| House | Guise |
| Father | René II, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Philippa of Guelders |
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.