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Francis II Duke of Lorraine 1572–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1572

Birth Location: Palace, of, the, Dukes, of, Lorraine, France

Death Date: 14 Oct 1632

Death Location: Bandonviller, France

Father: Charles France

Mother: Claudia Valois

Spouse(s): Christine Salm-Obersalm

Children(s): Marguerite Orléans, Nicolas Bar, Charles Bar, Henriëtte Phalsbourg

The story of Francis II / Duke of Lorraine began in 1572 in Palace, of, the, Dukes, of, Lorraine, France. Francis II Duke of Lorraine married Christine Katharine De Salm Duchess Of Lorraine Amp Bar Countess Of Salm Obersalm, and had children including Charles Iv De Lorraine Vaudemont Duke Of Lorraine Amp Bar, Henriette De Lorraine Van Lotharingen Princess Of Phalsbourg, Marguerite Of Lorraine Duchess Consort Of Orleans, Nicolas Francois Ii De Lorraine Vaudemont Duke Of Lorraine Amp Bar. Francis II / Duke of Lorraine passed away in 1632 in Bandonviller, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis II // Duke of Lorraine began in 1572 in Palace, of, the, Dukes, of, Lorraine, France.
  • Francis II // Duke of Lorraine married Christine Katharine De Salm Duchess Of Lorraine Amp Bar Countess Of Salm Obersalm, and had children including Charles Iv De Lorraine Vaudemont Duke Of Lorraine Amp Bar, Henriette De Lorraine Van Lotharingen Princess Of Phalsbourg, Marguerite Of Lorraine Duchess Consort Of Orleans, Nicolas Francois Ii De Lorraine Vaudemont Duke Of Lorraine Amp Bar.
  • Francis II // Duke of Lorraine passed away in 1632 in Bandonviller, France.

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Francis Lorraine's Ancestors

Self
Francis Lorraine
1572–1632
Birth Place: Palace, of, the, Dukes, of, Lorraine, France
Parents
Charles lll Karl Duke of Lorraine France
1543–1608
Ducal Palace, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Claudia (Duchess of Lorraine) Valois
1547–1575
Château de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, Kingdom of France
Grandparents
Henri (de Valois II Duc d’Orléans Duc de Bretagne, King of) France
1519–1559
Château de Saint Germain-en-Laye, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Kingdom of France
Princess (Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stuart 2nd Countess of Wigton, Governess of Mary Queen of Scots, Princess of) Scotland
1502–1562
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James IV
1473–1513
Margaret Scotland
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1451–1488
Of Scotland
1456–1486
Henry England
1457–1509
Princess England
1466–1503

Francis Lorraine's Descendants

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Francis (II Duke of) Lorraine (27 Feb 1572–14 Oct 1632) m. Christine (Katharine de Salm, Duchess of Lorraine & Bar, Countess of) Salm-Obersalm (1575–31 Dec 1627)
  1. 1. Marguerite (of Lorraine, Duchess consort of) Orléans 1615–1672 m. Gaston (Capet, Duke of) Orléans 1608–1660
    1. 1. Marguerite (Louise Capet, Grand Duchess consort of) Tuscany 1645–1721 m. Cosimo (III de' Medici Grand Duke of) Tuscany 1642–1723
      1. 1. Ferdinando (de' Medici Grand Prince of) Tuscany 1663–1713
      2. 2. Anna (Maria Luisa de' Medici Electress) Palatine 1667–1743
      3. 3. Gian (Gastone de' Medici Grand Duke of) Tuscany 1671–1737
    2. 2. Françoise (Madeleine Capet, Duchess consort of) Savoy 1648–1664
    3. 3. Jean (Gaston Capet, Duke of) Valois 1650–1652
  2. 2. Nicolas (François II de Lorraine-Vaudémont, Duke of Lorraine &) Bar 1609–1670
  3. 3. Charles (IV de Lorraine-Vaudemont, Duke of Lorraine &) Bar 1604–1675
  4. 4. Henriëtte (de Lorraine (van Lotharingen), Princess of) Phalsbourg 1605–1660

Francis Lorraine's Timeline

2 Records

1572
27 Feb 1572
Birth of Francis II // Duke of Lorraine in Palace, of, the, Dukes, of, Lorraine, France
Palace, of, the, Dukes, of, Lorraine, France
1632
14 Oct 1632
Age 60
Death of Francis II // Duke of Lorraine in Bandonviller, France
Bandonviller, France

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1572
    Event Place: Palace, of, the, Dukes, of, Lorraine, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1632
    Event Place: Bandonviller, France

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