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Charles de Lorraine | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Rheims | |
 Charles, Cardinal de Lorraine (1550) by François Clouet | |
| Archdiocese | Reims |
| In office | 1538–1574 |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-priest of Sant'Apollinare 1555-1574 |
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| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 February 1545 by Claude de Longwy de Givry |
| Created cardinal | 4 November 1547 by Pope Paul III |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1524 |
| Died | 25 December 1574 (aged 50) Avignon, France |
| Coat of arms |  |
Charles de Lorraine (17 February 1524 – 26 December 1574), Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (1550). He was the protector of François Rabelais and Pierre de Ronsard and founded Reims University. He is sometimes known as the Cardinal de Lorraine.