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Claude of Valois 1547 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 November 1547

Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France

Death Date: 20 February 1574

Death Location: Nancy, 54395,, France

Father: Henry France

Mother: Catherine MEDICI

Spouse(s): Charles Lorraine

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

In 1547, Claude of Valois entered the world in Fontainebleau, 77186,, France, born to Henry II of France and Catherine Maria Romula de Lorenzo de MEDICI. Claude of Valois married Charles III de Lorraine, 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. Claude of Valois passed away in 1574 in Nancy, 54395,, France.

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Biography

  • In 1547, Claude of Valois entered the world in Fontainebleau, 77186,, France, born to Henry II of France and Catherine Maria Romula de Lorenzo de MEDICI.
  • Claude of Valois married Charles III de Lorraine, 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.
  • Claude of Valois passed away in 1574 in Nancy, 54395,, France.

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Claude Valois's Ancestors

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Claude Valois
1547 – 1574
Birth Place: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
Parents
Henry II of France
1519 – 1559
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Catherine (Maria Romula de Lorenzo de) MEDICI
1519 – 1589
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Grandparents
François (I de Valois) Angoulême
1494 – 1547
Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Claude (de France) Valois-Orléans
1500 – 1524
Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher,France
Laurent (de) Médicis
1492 – 1519
Florence, Toscane, Firenze, Toscana, Italie
Madeleine (de La Tour) d'Auvergne
1498 – 1519
Verberie Sur, Oise, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
Charles d'Angoulême
1459 – 1496
Louise Savoy
1476 – 1531
Louis XII
1462 – 1515
Anne Bretagne
1477 – 1514
Piero Médicis
1472 – 1503
Jean LATOUR
1467 – 1501
Jeanne Bourban
1465 – 1511
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lorenzo Médici
1449 – 1492
Clarice Orsini
1453 – 1488
Bertrand d’Aubergne
1467 – 1501
Louise Trémoille
– 1474
Jean Bourban
1428 – 1477
Isabella Beauvau
1436 – 1474

Claude Valois's Descendants

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Claude (of) Valois (12 November 1547 – 20 February 1574) m. Charles (III de) Lorraine (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608)
  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)

Claude Valois's Timeline

2 Records

1547
12 November 1547
Birth of Claude of Valois in Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
1574
20 February 1574
Age 27
Death of Claude of Valois in Nancy, 54395,, France
Nancy, 54395,, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 November 1547
    Event Place: Fontainebleau, 77186,, 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
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1574
    Event Place: Nancy, 54395,, 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
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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