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Francis II, Duke of Lorraine 1572 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1572

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

Death Date: 14 Oct 1632

Death Location: Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France

Father: Charles Lotharingen

Mother: Princess France

Spouse(s): Christine Katharine

Children(s): Henry Hattonchatel, Charles IV,, Henriette Lorraine, Nicholas II,, Marguerite Lorraine,

In 1572, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine entered the world in Ducal Palace of Nancy, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France, born to Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen and Princess Claude of France. Francis II, Duke of Lorraine married Christine Katharine, and had children including Henry of Lorraine, Marquis of Hattonchatel, Charles IV,, Henriette of Lorraine, Nicholas Francis II,, Marguerite of Lorraine,. Francis II, Duke of Lorraine passed away in 1632 in Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France.

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Biography

  • In 1572, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine entered the world in Ducal Palace of Nancy, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France, born to Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen and Princess Claude of France.
  • Francis II, Duke of Lorraine married Christine Katharine, and had children including Henry of Lorraine, Marquis of Hattonchatel, Charles IV,, Henriette of Lorraine, Nicholas Francis II,, Marguerite of Lorraine,.
  • Francis II, Duke of Lorraine passed away in 1632 in Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France.

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Francis Lorraine's Ancestors

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Francis Lorraine
1572 – 1632
Birth Place: Ducal Palace of Nancy, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Parents
Charles III 'The Great' Lotharingen
1543 – 1608
Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Princess (Claude of) France
1547 – 1575
Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Grandparents
Francis (I de Lorraine) (Lotharingen)
1517 – 1545
Chateau de Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Christina Oldenburg,
1521 – 1590
Kobenhaven, Kobenhaven, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Claude Guise,
1496 – 1550
Antoinette Bourbon-Vendôme,
1493 – 1583
Christian Oldenburg,
1481 – 1559
Isabella Österreich,
1501 – 1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents
René Guise,
1451 – 1508
Philippa Gueldres
1467 – 1547
Francois Bourbon
1470 – 1495
Maria Luxemburg,
1466 – 1547
John Oldenburg,
1455 – 1513
Christina Saxony
1461 – 1521
Philippe Hapsbourg,
1478 – 1506
Joanna Trastámara,
1479 – 1555

Francis Lorraine's Descendants

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Francis (II, Duke of) Lorraine (27 Feb 1572 – 14 Oct 1632) m. Christine Katharine (May 1575 – 31 Dec 1627)
  1. 1. Henry (of Lorraine, Marquis of) Hattonchatel (1602 – 1611)
  2. 2. Charles IV, (5 Apr 1604 – 18 Sep 1675)
  3. 3. Henriette (of) Lorraine (1605 – 1660)
  4. 4. Nicholas (Francis) II, (12 Dec 1612 – 25 Jan 1670) m. Claude (Françoise of) Lorraine, (6 Oct 1612 – 2 Aug 1648)
    1. 1. Ferdinand (Philippe, Hereditary Prince of) Lorraine (29 Dec 1639 – 1 Apr 1659)
    2. 2. Charles (Leopold V House of Habsburg (Lorraine) Dynasty), (3 Apr 1643 – 18 Apr 1690) m. Eleonore (Marie Josefa) Habsburg, (30 Dec 1654 – 14 Apr 1689)
      1. 1. Leopold (Joseph 'The Good') Habsburg, (11 Sep 1679 – 27 Mar 1729) m. Elizabeth (Charlotte House de'Orleans of) Bourbon, (13 Sep 1676 – 23 Dec 1744)
        1. 1. Francis (I (Franz) Stefan, Habsburg-Lorraine) dynasty, (08 Dec 1708 – 18 août 1765) m. Maria (Theresa (Marie-Thérèse)) Habsburg, (13 May 1717 – 29 Nov 1780)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (de) Lorraine (1711 – Jul 03, 1741)
        3. 3. Charles (Alexander Emanuel of) Lorraine (Dec 12, 1712 – Jul 04, 1780)
        4. 4. Anna (Charlotte de) Lorraine (May 17, 1714 – 1774)
      2. 2. Charles (Joseph) DeLorraine, (24 Nov 1680 – 1715)
      3. 3. Charles (Ferdinand De) Lorraine (9 Aug 1683 – 1685)
      4. 4. Joseph (of) Lorraine (20 Oct 1685 – 25 Aug 1705)
      5. 5. Francois (of) Lorraine, (8 Dec 1689 – 27 Jul 1715)
  5. 5. Marguerite (of) Lorraine, (22 Jul 1615 – 13 Apr 1672)

Francis Lorraine's Timeline

2 Records

1572
27 Feb 1572
Birth of Francis II, Duke of Lorraine in Ducal Palace of Nancy, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Ducal Palace of Nancy, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
1632
14 Oct 1632
Age 60
Death of Francis II, Duke of Lorraine in Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1572
    Event Place: Ducal Palace of Nancy, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1632
    Event Place: Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France

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