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François I de Lorraine 1517–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 August 1517

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

Death Date: 12 June 1545

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

Father: Antoine Lorraine

Mother: Renée Bourbon-Montpensier

Spouse(s): Christine Denmark

Children(s): Charles Lorraine, Renata Lorraine, Dorothée Lorraine

The story of François I de Lorraine began in 1517 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. François I de Lorraine married Christine Of Denmark, and had children including Charles Iii De Lorraine, Dorothee Princess De Lorraine, Renata De Lorraine. François I de Lorraine passed away in 1545 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

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Biography

  • The story of François I de Lorraine began in 1517 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.
  • François I de Lorraine married Christine Of Denmark, and had children including Charles Iii De Lorraine, Dorothee Princess De Lorraine, Renata De Lorraine.
  • François I de Lorraine passed away in 1545 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Antoine Lorraine
1489–1544
Birth Location: Bar-Le-Duc, Lorraine, France
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Renée Bourbon-Montpensier
1494–1539
Birth Location: France
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Spouses(s)

Christine Denmark
1521–1590
Birth Location: Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
CD

Children(s)

Charles Lorraine
1543–1608
Birth Location: Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle, Lorraine, France
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Renata Lorraine
1544–1602
Birth Location: Nancy, Lothringen, Frankrike
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Dorothée Lorraine
1528–1621
Birth Location: –
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François Lorraine's Ancestors

Self
François Lorraine
1517–1545
Birth Place: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Parents
Antoine de Lorraine
1489–1544
Bar-Le-Duc, Lorraine, France
Renée (de) Bourbon-Montpensier
1494–1539
France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

François Lorraine's Descendants

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François (I de) Lorraine (23 August 1517–12 June 1545) m. Christine (of) Denmark (November 1521–10 December 1590)
  1. 1. Charles (III DE) Lorraine 1543–1608 m. Claude (de) France 1547–1574
    1. 1. Anne (DE) Lorraine 1569–1576
    2. 2. Antoinette (DE) Lorraine 1568–1610
    3. 3. Catherine (DE) Lorraine 1573–1648
    4. 4. Charles (DE) Lorraine 1567–1607
    5. 5. Christine (DE) Lorraine 1565–1637 m. Ferdinando (I de) Medici 1549–1609
      1. 1. Cosimo (II de) Medici 1590–1621
      2. 2. Caterina (de) Medici 1593–1629
      3. 3. Carlo (di Ferdinando de) Medici 1595–1666
      4. 4. Maria (Maddalena de') Medici 1600–1633 m. Augustine Bonacelli 1598–1667
        1. 1. Andreas Bonacelli –1702
    6. 6. Claude (DE) Lorraine 1574–1576
    7. 7. Elisabeth (DE) Lorraine 1574–1635
    8. 8. François (II DE) Lorraine 1572–1632
    9. 9. Henri (II DE) Lorraine 1563–1624
  2. 2. Renata (de) Lorraine 1544–1602 m. Wilhelm (V Van) Beieren 1548–1626
    1. 1. Albrecht (VI Prince of) Bavaria 1584–1666 m. Mechteld (van) Leuchtenberg 1588–1634
      1. 1. Ferdinand (Willem van) Beieren-Leuchtenburg 1620–1629
      2. 2. Maximiliaan (Hendrik van Beieren-Leuchtenburg Keurvorst van Keulen Aartsbisschop van Keulen Prins-Bisschop van Luik en Münster Bisschop van) Hildeshei 1621–1688
      3. 3. Karel (Johan Frans van) Beieren-Leuchtenburg 1618–1640
      4. 4. Maria (Renate van) Beieren-Leuchtenburg 1616–1630
      5. 5. Sigismund (Albrecht van Beieren-Leuchtenburg Bisschop van Freising en) Regensburg 1623–1685
    2. 2. Christine (Princess of) Bavaria 1571–1580
    3. 3. Christof (Prince of) Bavaria 1570–1570
    4. 4. Eleonore (Magdalene) Bavaria 1578–1579
    5. 5. Karl (Prince of) Bavaria 1580–1587
    6. 6. Albrecht (Van) Beieren 1584–1666
    7. 7. Ferdinand (Van) Beieren 1577–1650
    8. 8. Magdalena (Van) Beieren 1587–1628 m. Wolfgang (Willem van Wittelsbach Paltsgraaf van Zweibrücken en) Neuburg 1578–1653
      1. 1. Philips (Willem van Wittelsbach Paltsgraaf van Zweibrücken en) Neuburg 1615–1690
    9. 9. Maria (Anna Van) Beieren 1574–1616
    10. 10. Maximilian (I Van) Beieren 1573–1651
    11. 11. Philipp (Van) Beieren 1576–1598
  3. 3. Dorothée (Princess de) Lorraine 1528–1621

François Lorraine's Timeline

2 Records

1517
23 August 1517
Birth of François I de Lorraine in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
1545
12 June 1545
Age 28
Death of François I de Lorraine in Remiremont, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France
Remiremont, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 August 1517
    Event Place: Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, 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: 12 June 1545
    Event Place: Remiremont, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, 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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