Charles de Guise

Charles de Guise, (PROSE: The Massacre) the Cardinal of Lorraine, was a French cardinal in the 16th century. (TV: The Massacre)

Charles' father was Duke Francois of Guise, who had instigated the massacre of Protestants at Wassy in 1562. His brother, also Duke Francois of Guise, was a prominent Catholic at the French court in 1572. (PROSE: The Massacre)

In the days leading up to the St Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572, the Cardinal was summoned to the Holy See in Rome, with the Abbot of Amboise, a lookalike of the First Doctor, representing the Pope's interests in Paris in his absence. The Huguenot Anne Chaplet worked in his house. (TV: The Massacre)