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Charles III de Lorraine 1543 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 February 1543

Birth Location: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France

Death Date: 14 May 1608

Death Location: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France

Father: François LORRAINE

Mother: Christine Oldenburg

Spouse(s): Claude Valois

Children(s): Henri Lorraine, Christine LORRAINE, Charles Lorraine, Antoinette Lorraine, Anne Lorraine, François Lorraine, Catherine Lorraine, Claude Lorraine, Élisabeth LORRAINE

The story of Charles III de Lorraine began in 1543 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. Charles III de Lorraine married Claude of Valois, and had children including Henri II de Lorraine, Christine de Lorraine MAISON de LORRAINE, Charles de Lorraine, Antoinette de Lorraine, Anne de Lorraine, François II de Lorraine, Catherine de Lorraine, Claude de Lorraine, Élisabeth de Lorraine MAISON de LORRAINE. Charles III de Lorraine passed away in 1608 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles III de Lorraine began in 1543 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.
  • Charles III de Lorraine married Claude of Valois, and had children including Henri II de Lorraine, Christine de Lorraine MAISON de LORRAINE, Charles de Lorraine, Antoinette de Lorraine, Anne de Lorraine, François II de Lorraine, Catherine de Lorraine, Claude de Lorraine, Élisabeth de Lorraine MAISON de LORRAINE.
  • Charles III de Lorraine passed away in 1608 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

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Charles Lorraine's Ancestors

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Charles Lorraine
1543 – 1608
Birth Place: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Parents
François Ier de Lorraine MAISON de LORRAINE
1517 – 1545
Nancy, duché de Lorraine, Royaume de France, Meurthe et Moselle, Lorraine, France
Christine Oldenburg
1521 – 1590
Copenhague (Union de Kalmar), København, Danemark
Grandparents
Antoine (II de) Lorraine
1489 – 1544
Bar-le-Duc, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
Renée (de) Bourbon-Montpensier
1494 – 1539
France
Christian (II "The Tyrant" (r:1513-1523 Deposed) Von Oldenburg King of Denmark, Sweden AND) Norway
1481 – 1559
Nyborg Castle, Nyborg, Denmark
Queen (Isabella) Habsburg
1501 – 1526
Bruxelles, Brabant, Bruxelles-Capitale | Brussel-Hoofdstad, Belgique
Great-Grandparents
Felipe Castilla
1478 – 1506
Juana Sicilia
1479 – 1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maximilian Emperor
1459 – 1519
Marie Bourgogne
1457 – 1482
King Aragón
1452 – 1516
Isabella Castilla
1451 – 1504

Charles Lorraine's Descendants

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Charles (III de) Lorraine (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608) m. Claude (of) Valois (12 November 1547 – 20 February 1574)
  1. 1. Henri (II de) Lorraine (8 November 1563 – 31 July 1624)
  2. 2. Christine (de Lorraine MAISON de) LORRAINE (16 August 1565 – 19 December 1637)
  3. 3. Charles (de) Lorraine (1 July 1567 – 24 November 1607)
  4. 4. Antoinette (de) Lorraine (28 August 1568 – 23 August 1610)
  5. 5. Anne (de) Lorraine (10 October 1569 – 8 August 1576)
  6. 6. François (II de) Lorraine (27 February 1572 – 14 October 1632)
  7. 7. Catherine (de) Lorraine (3 November 1573 – 7 March 1648)
  8. 8. Claude (de) Lorraine (20 February 1574 – 2 October 1576)
  9. 9. Élisabeth (de Lorraine MAISON de) LORRAINE (9 October 1574 – 14 January 1635)

Charles Lorraine's Timeline

3 Records

1543
18 February 1543
Birth of Charles III de Lorraine in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
1559
22 January 1559
Age 16
Charles III de Lorraine was married in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1608
14 May 1608
Age 65
Death of Charles III de Lorraine in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 February 1543
    Event Place: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 January 1559
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1608
    Event Place: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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