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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): Duke III, 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 Dorothee Princess De Lorraine, Duke Charles Of Lorraine Iii, Renata De Lorraine, Sans Posterite Maison Sforza. 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 Dorothee Princess De Lorraine, Duke Charles Of Lorraine Iii, Renata De Lorraine, Sans Posterite Maison Sforza.
  • François I de Lorraine passed away in 1545 in Nancy, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

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François Lorraine's Ancestors

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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
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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. Duke (Charles Of Lorraine) III 1543–1608 m. Claude (de) Valois-Angoulême 1547–1575
    1. 1. François (II DE) Lorraine 1572–1632 m. Christine (van) Salm 1575–1627
      1. 1. Henriëtte (van) Lotharingen 1605–1660
      2. 2. Nicolaas (Frans Hertog van Lotharingen en) Bar 1612–1670
      3. 3. Hendrik (van Lotharingen Markgraaf van) Hattonchâtel 1602–1611
      4. 4. Karel (IV Hertog van Lotharingen en) Bar 1604–1675
      5. 5. Christine (van) Lotharingen 1621–1622
    2. 2. Claude (DE) Lorraine 1574–1576
    3. 3. Christine (DE) Lorraine 1565–1637
    4. 4. Henri (II DE) Lorraine 1563–1624
    5. 5. Anne (DE) Lorraine 1569–1576
    6. 6. Elisabeth (DE) Lorraine 1574–1635
    7. 7. Antoinette (DE) Lorraine 1568–1610
    8. 8. Catherine (DE) Lorraine 1573–1648
    9. 9. Charles (DE) Lorraine 1567–1607
  2. 2. Renata (de) Lorraine 1544–1602
  3. 3. Dorothée (Princess de) Lorraine 1528–1621

François Lorraine's Timeline

3 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
1541
10 July 1541
Age 24
François I de Lorraine was married in Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale | Brussel-Hoofdstad, Belgique
Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale | Brussel-Hoofdstad, Belgique
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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 July 1541
    Event Place: Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale | Brussel-Hoofdstad, Belgique
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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