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Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine 1543–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 February 1543

Birth Location: France

Death Date: 15 May 1608

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

Father: Francis Lorraine

Mother: Christine Norway

Spouse(s): Claude France

Children(s): François LORRAINE, Henri LORRAINE, Christine Lorraine, Francis Lorraine, Henry Lorraine

The story of Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine began in 1543 in France. Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine married Claude De France, and had children including Christine De Lorraine, Francis Ii Duke Of Lorraine, Francois Ii De Lorraine, Henri Ii De Lorraine, Henry Ii The Good Duke Of Lorraine. Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine passed away in 1608 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine began in 1543 in France.
  • Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine married Claude De France, and had children including Christine De Lorraine, Francis Ii Duke Of Lorraine, Francois Ii De Lorraine, Henri Ii De Lorraine, Henry Ii The Good Duke Of Lorraine.
  • Charles Karel III, Duke of 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: France
Parents
Francis I , Duke of Lorraine
1517–1545
Christine (of Denmark and) Norway
1521–1590
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Grandparents
Antoine (de Lorraine) ?
1489–1544
Joinville, Val De Marine, France
Renée (de Bourbon-Montpensier) ?
1494–1539
Brussels, Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium
King (Christian II of Denmark and Norway . (Massacred Swedish nobility 1520, deposed from Denmark 1523, attacked Norway 1531, captured) (1stC 15XR) R1b) *
1481–1559
Nyborg Castle, Svendborg, Fyn, Denmark
Isabel (of) Spain
1501–1525
Brussels, Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium
Great-Grandparents
René VAUDEMONT
1451–1508
Philippe Gueldre
1467–1547
Johann I
1455–1513
Christina *
1461–1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ferry )
1428–1470
Yolando D'Anjou
1428–1483
Adolf Egmond
1438–1477
Catharine Egmond
1440–1469
Christian I
1426–1481
Dorothea Brandenburg-Ansbach
1427–1495
Ernst R1b1a1b1a1a1a)
1441–1486
Elisabeth Bavaria
1443–1486

Charles Lorraine's Descendants

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Charles (Karel III, Duke of) Lorraine (18 February 1543–15 May 1608) m. Claude (de) France (12 November 1547–20 February 1574)
  1. 1. François (II de) LORRAINE 1572–1632
  2. 2. Henri (II de) LORRAINE 1563–1624 m. Catherine (de) BOURBON 1559–1604
    1. 1. Nicole (de) LORRAINE 1608–1657
    2. 2. Claude (de) LORRAINE 1612–1648
  3. 3. Christine (de) Lorraine 1565–1637
  4. 4. Francis (II, Duke of) Lorraine 1572–1632
  5. 5. Henry (II 'The Good', Duke of) Lorraine 1563–1624

Charles Lorraine's Timeline

5 Records

1543
18 Feb 1543
Birth of Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
1543
18 February 1543
Birth of Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine in France
France
1608
14 May 1608
Age 65
Death of Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
1608
14 May 1608
Age 65
Death of Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine in France
France
1608
15 May 1608
Age 65
Death of Charles Karel III, Duke of Lorraine in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1543
    Event Place: Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 February 1543
    Event Place: France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1608
    Event Place: Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1608
    Event Place: France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1608
    Event Place: France
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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