Louis III, Cardinal of Guise

Louis III. de Lorraine - Guise (* January 22, 1575, † June 21, 1621 in Saintes ) was Cardinal of Lorraine and the Archbishop of Reims.

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He was the third son of Henri I de Lorraine and his wife Catherine de Clèves, and brother of Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise.

The layman, he never got a sacred orders, was built by King Louis XIII. nominated by France to Koadjutorerzbischof. With the death of the Archbishop Philippe du Bec on ​​January 10, 1605, he was appointed Archbishop - Elect 's successor.

With a dispensation by Pope Paul V, he married on February 4, 1611 Charlotte Dessessart, who bore him five children. His first son, Charles Louis ( † July 12, 1668 ) was Bishop of Condom.

In the consistory of December 2, 1615 he was created cardinal. The red Galero and Capa Magna were not given to him.

The Archbishop - Elect died after a brief illness on June 18, 1621 and was buried on June 21 in the Cathedral of Reims.