Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
| Francis I | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Lorraine and Bar | |
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| Duke of Lorraine | |
| Reign | 1544 – 1545 |
| Predecessor | Antoine |
| Successor | Charles III |
| Born | 23 August 1517 Nancy |
| Died | 12 June 1545 (aged 27) Remiremont |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | |
| House | Lorraine |
| Father | Antoine, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Renée de Bourbon-Montpensier |
Francis I (French: François Ier de Lorraine) (23 August 1517 – 12 June 1545) was Duke of Lorraine from 1544–1545.
History[]
Born in Nancy, Francis was the eldest son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Renée de Bourbon,[1] daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier. He was briefly engaged in the mid-1530s to Anne of Cleves,[2] who in 1540 would become the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Their betrothal would be used by Henry to break his marriage to Anne after six short months.
On 10 July 1541, Francis married Princess Christina of Denmark in Brussels.[1] Princess Christina was a daughter of King Christian II and Isabella of Burgundy (who had herself been a potential bride of Henry VIII). Francis died at Remiremont in 1545, leaving Christina as the Regent of Lorraine and as the guardian of their young children.
Children[]
By Christina of Denmark (c.1521 – 1590; married in 1541)
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles | 1543 | 1608 | married Claude of Valois and had issue.[1] |
| Renata | 1544 | 1602 | married William V, Duke of Bavaria and had issue.[3] |
| Dorothea | 1545 | 1621 | married in 1575, Eric II, Duke of Calenberg[4] |
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Carroll 2009, p. 310.
- ^ Warnicke 2017, p. 34.
- ^ Thomas 2010, p. 148.
- ^ Sidney 2012, p. 513.
Sources[]
- Carroll, Stuart (2009). Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe. Oxford University Press.
- Sidney, Philip (2012). Kuin, Roger (ed.). The Correspondence of Sir Philip Sidney. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press.
|volume=has extra text (help) - Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c.1550-1650. Brill.
- Warnicke, Retha M. (2017). Elizabeth of York and Her Six Daughters-in-Law: Fashioning Tudor Queenship, 1485-1547. Palgrave Macmillan.
See also[]
- Dukes of Lorraine family tree
- List of rulers of Lorraine
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