Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine

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His Eminence Charles de Lorraine
Cardinal, Archbishop of Rheims
Charles, Cardinal de Lorraine (1550) by François Clouet
Archdiocese	Rheims
In office	1538–1574
Other post(s)	Cardinal-priest of Sant'Apollinare 1555-1574
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 Joinville, France
Died	25 December 1574 (aged 50) Avignon, France
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Metz 1550–1551 Coadjutor Bishop of Metz 1547–1550 Cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia 1547–1555
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.