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    Charles IV (5 April 1604 – 18 September 1675) was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 until his death in 1675, with a brief interruption in 1634, when he abdicated...
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    April 1643 – 18 April 1690) succeeded his uncle Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine as titular Duke of Lorraine and Bar in 1675; both duchies were occupied by...
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    Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine, 1282-1326 Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine, 1320-1346 John I, Duke of Lorraine, 1346-1390 Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, 1365-1431...
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    lucrative sinecure – of several abbeys and was sent on several embassies by his brother, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, and by Louis XIII of France. On 19 January...
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    brother-in-law of Henry IV of France. Henry was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, and Claude of Valois, daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine...
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    Frederick IV (French: Ferry) (15 April 1282 – 23 August 1328), called the Fighter, was the Duke of Lorraine from 1312 to his death. Frederick was born...
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    Charles (953 – 22 June 992×995) was the duke of Lower Lorraine from 977 until his death. Born at Reims in the summer of 953, Charles was the son of Louis...
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  • 1033–1044) (also duke of Lower Lorraine). Godfrey, the Bearded (r. 1044–1046) (later duke of Lower Lorraine) Junior branch of the previous rulers of Ardennes–Metz...
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    son of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, and Béatrix de Cusance. He was given the Principality of Commercy in 1708 by his cousin Leopold, Duke of Lorraine. He...
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    love at first sight with Marguerite of Lorraine, the sister of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. But as France and Lorraine were then enemies, he was refused...
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    Charles III (1620 – 4 May 1692) was the third Duke of Elbeuf and member of the House of Lorraine. He succeeded his father Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf,...
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    (François de Lorraine; 27 February 1572 – 14 October 1632) was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois. He was Duke of Lorraine briefly...
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    the Duke of Lorraine from 1328 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine and Elisabeth of Austria, the daughter of King...
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    1473–1481 Charles IV, Duke of Anjou 1481–1493 René II, Duke of Lorraine 1493–1544 Antoine, Duke of Lorraine 1544–1545 Francis I, Duke of Lorraine 1545–1608...
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  • Charles of Lorraine (Charles de Lorraine) may refer to: Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953–993) Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (1364–1431) Charles III...
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  • IV de Bourbon Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558), King of Naples as Charles IV Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604–1675) Charles VI, Holy Roman...
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    was the Duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death. As an infant of six months, he succeeded his father, Rudolph, who was killed in the Battle of Crécy. His...
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    favor of his son, who became Charles IV of Lorraine. The latter had managed to remove his wife's power and become duke in his own right. After this event...
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    1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the...
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  • prince de Lillebonne. He was also the Duke of Joyeuse. François Marie was born to Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf, and his wife Catherine Henriette...
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    Anne Élisabeth de Lorraine, and a grandson of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. His father used the style of prince de Vaudémont, although he held no corresponding...
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    Charles de Lorraine (17 February 1524 – 26 December 1574), Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known...
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    Duke of Bar and Duke of Lorraine. René was born on 16 January 1409 in the castle of Angers. He was the second son of Duke Louis II of Anjou, King of Naples...
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    Charles de Lorraine, 4th Duke of Guise and 3rd Prince of Joinville (20 August 1571 – 30 September 1640), was the son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine...
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    Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (20 October 1496 – 12 April 1550) was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528. He...
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    Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation,...
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    Béatrix de Cusance (category Duchesses of Lorraine)
    Baroness of Belvoir (27 December 1614 – 5 June 1663), was the second wife of Charles IV, former reigning Duke of Lorraine. She was a correspondent of Constantijn...
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    Duchess of Lorraine from 1606 until 1624 by marriage to Henry II, Duke of Lorraine. She was an agent of Pro-French and anti-Protestant policy in Lorraine, and...
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  • of Henry and Catherine. Descendants of Louis XIV of France Descendants of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Descendants of Philip V of Spain Descendants of...
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    Charles married Françoise d'Alençon, eldest daughter of René, Duke of Alençon and Margaret of Lorraine. They had: Louis de Bourbon (1514–1516), died in infancy...
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