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Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine 1543–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1543

Birth Location: Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France

Death Date: 14 May 1608

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

Father: Francis Guise

Mother: Christina Denmark

Spouse(s): Princess France

Children(s): Francis Lorraine, Christina Lorraine, Henry Lorraine

In 1543, Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine entered the world in Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France, born to Francis I De Lorraine Lotharingen 2Nd Duke Of Guise And Christina Oldenburg Princess Of Denmark. Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine married Princess Claude Of France, and had children including Christina Of Lorraine, Francis Ii Duke Of Lorraine, Henry I The Good Duke Of Lorraine. Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine passed away in 1608 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine entered the world in Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France, born to Francis I De Lorraine Lotharingen 2Nd Duke Of Guise And Christina Oldenburg Princess Of Denmark.
  • Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine married Princess Claude Of France, and had children including Christina Of Lorraine, Francis Ii Duke Of Lorraine, Henry I The Good Duke Of Lorraine.
  • Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen 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: Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Parents
Francis I de Lorraine (Lotharingen) 2nd Duke of Guise
1517–1545
Chateau de Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Christina (Oldenburg, Princess of) Denmark
1521–1590
Kobenhaven, Kobenhaven, Denmark
Grandparents
Claude (I de Guise, Duke of Lorraine &) D'Aumale
1496–1550
Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Antoinette (Bourbon-Vendôme, Dutchess of) Guise
1493–1583
Ham, Somme, Picardie, France
Christian (II 'The Tyrant' Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden
1481–1559
Nyborg Castle, Nyborg, Svendborg, Norway
Isabella (Habsburg, Queen of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden
1501–1526
Bruxelles, Brabant, Belgium
Great-Grandparents
René Vaudémont
1451–1508
Philippa Gueldres
1467–1547
François Vendôme
1470–1495
Marguerite Pol
1466–1547
John Sweden
1455–1513
Christina Saxony
1461–1521
Philippe León
1478–1506
Juanna Queen
1479–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Sicily
1428–1470
Yolande, Lorraine
1428–1483
Jean Vendome
1425–1478
Isabelle Champigny-sur-Veude
1436–1474
Christian Union
1426–1481
Dorothea Sweden
1430–1495
Ernst Saxony
1441–1486
Elisabeth Bayern-München
1443–1486
Maximilian Germany
1459–1519
Marie Capet
1456–1482
Ferdinand entity
1452–1516
Isabella Inquisition
1451–1504

Charles Lorraine's Descendants

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Charles (III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of) Lorraine (18 Feb 1543–14 May 1608) m. Princess (Claude of) France (12 November 1547–21 February 1575)
  1. 1. Francis (II, Duke of) Lorraine 1572–1632 m. Christine (Katharine Grafin Von Salm, Duchess consort of) Lorraine 1575–1627
    1. 1. Nicholas (Francis II, Duke of) Lorraine 1612–1670 m. Claude (Françoise of Lorraine, Duchess consort of) Lorraine 1612–1648
      1. 1. Charles (Leopold V House of Habsburg (Lorraine Dynasty), Duc De) Lorraine 1643–1690 m. Eleanore (Maria Josefa Habsburg of) Austria 1654–1689
        1. 1. Leopold (Joseph 'The Good' Habsburg, Duke of) Lorraine 1679–1729 m. Elizabeth (Charlotte House de'Orleans of Bourbon,) Princess 1676–1744
        2. 2. Charles (Joseph DeLorraine, Bishop of) Olomouc 1680–1715
        3. 3. Charles (Ferdinand De) Lorraine 1683–1685
        4. 4. Joseph (of) Lorraine 1685–1705
        5. 5. Francois (of Lorraine, Abbot of Malmedy and) Stablo 1689–1715
      2. 2. Ferdinand (Philippe, Hereditary Prince of) Lorraine 1639–1659
    2. 2. Charles (IV, Duke of) Lorraine 1604–1675
    3. 3. Henry (of Lorraine, Marquis of) Hattonchatel 1602–1611
    4. 4. Henriette (of) Lorraine 1605–1660
    5. 5. Marguerite (of Lorraine, Duchess consort of) Orléans 1615–1672
  2. 2. Christina (of) Lorraine 1565–1637
  3. 3. Henry (I 'the Good'' Duke of) Lorraine 1563–1624 m. Margherita (van Mantua Gonzaga, Duchess consort of) Lorraine 1591–1632 m. Catherine (Bourbon, Princess of) Lorraine 1558–1604
    1. 1. Nicole (of Lorraine, Duchess consort of) Lorraine 1608–1657
    2. 2. Claude (Françoise of Lorraine, Duchess consort of) Lorraine 1612–1648

Charles Lorraine's Timeline

2 Records

1543
18 Feb 1543
Birth of Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine in Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
1608
14 May 1608
Age 65
Death of Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of Lorraine in Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1543
    Event Place: Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of 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 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1608
    Event Place: Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of 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: 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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