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Charles III (February 18 1543 – May 14 1608), known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.

History
He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

Francis I was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544 until the following year. He was son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Ren?e of Bourbon-Montpensier, daughter of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier....
 and Christina of Denmark
Christina of Denmark

Christina of Denmark , was firstly Duchess-consort of Milan and then Duchess-consort of Lorraine. She was claimant to the thrones of Norway, Denmark and Sweden....
. His mother served as the regent during his minority.

During his childhood, his aged great-grandmother Philippa of Gelderland died in 1547, leaving her inheritances to the young Charles.

He is sometimes numbered as Charles II of Lorraine.

His dynasty claimed the kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem

The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christianity kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. It lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, Israel, was destroyed by the Mamluks....
 and used also the title of Duke of Calabria
Duke of Calabria

Duke of Calabria was the traditional title of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title....
 as symbol of their claims to the Neapolitan kingdom.






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Charles III (February 18 1543 – May 14 1608), known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.

History


He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

Francis I was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544 until the following year. He was son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Ren?e of Bourbon-Montpensier, daughter of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier....
 and Christina of Denmark
Christina of Denmark

Christina of Denmark , was firstly Duchess-consort of Milan and then Duchess-consort of Lorraine. She was claimant to the thrones of Norway, Denmark and Sweden....
. His mother served as the regent during his minority.

During his childhood, his aged great-grandmother Philippa of Gelderland died in 1547, leaving her inheritances to the young Charles.

He is sometimes numbered as Charles II of Lorraine.

His dynasty claimed the kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem

The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christianity kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. It lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, Israel, was destroyed by the Mamluks....
 and used also the title of Duke of Calabria
Duke of Calabria

Duke of Calabria was the traditional title of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title....
 as symbol of their claims to the Neapolitan kingdom. Additionally, they had a claim to the Duchy of Gelderland, inherited from Charles of Egmont, Duke of Gelderland.

Family


He married Claude of Valois
Claude of Valois

Claude of Valois was born at Fontainebleau on 12 November 1547 and died in Nancy on 21 February 1575. She was the second daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici....
, princess of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, daughter of king Henry II
Henry II of France

Henry II , of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I of France, was King of France from 31 March 1547, until his death....
 and Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici was born in Florence, as Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de' Medici. Her parents, Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne, both died within weeks of her birth....
. He had the following children:

  • Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
    Henry II, Duke of Lorraine

    Henry II , was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death....
     (1563-1624) married Margerita Gonzaga
    Margerita Gonzaga

    Margerita Gonzaga was the eldest daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici, she is also a sister of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Ferdinando I Gonzaga, Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Eleonor Gonzaga ....
  • Christine
    Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

    Christina of Lorraine or Chretienne de Lorraine , born in Nancy, was the daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Claude of Valois , and granddaughter of Catherine de' Medici....
     (1565-1637), married Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
  • Charles (1567-1607), Cardinal of Lorraine and Bishop of Metz (1578-1607), Bishop of Strasbourg (1604-1607)
  • Antoinette (1568-1610), married John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
  • Anne (1569-1676)
  • Francis II, Duke of Lorraine
    Francis II, Duke of Lorraine

    Francis II , was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois. He was Duke of Lorraine briefly in 1624, quickly abdicating in favor of his son....
     (1572-1632)
  • Catherine (?-1618), married Charles I, Duke of Nevers
  • Elisabeth Renata
    Elizabeth of Lorraine

    Elizabeth of Lorraine, also Elisabeth Renata was a daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine in his marriage to Claude of Valois. In 1595 she married her cousin Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria....
     (1574-1635), married Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
    Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

    Maximilian I, Duke/Elector of Bavaria , called "the Great", was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War ....
  • Claude, 1575-1576.


Ancestors


Charles III's ancestors in three generations
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Father:
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

Francis I was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544 until the following year. He was son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Ren?e of Bourbon-Montpensier, daughter of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier....
 Paternal Grandfather:
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine

Antoine , known as the Good, was Duke of Lorraine from 1508 until his death in 1544. He was the son of Ren? II, Duke of Lorraine and Philippa of Guelders....
 Paternal Great-grandfather:
René II, Duke of Lorraine
René II, Duke of Lorraine

Ren? II was Count of Vaud?mont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Counts and dukes of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as Monarchs of Naples and Sicily and Kings of Jerusalem 1493–1508....
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Phillipa of Guelders
Paternal Grandmother:
Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
Gilbert, Count of Montpensier
Gilbert, Count of Montpensier

Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier succeeded his father Louis I, Count of Montpensier as Count of Montpensier and Dauphin d'Auvergne in 1486.Gilbert was the first person, after a number of divisions of Auvergne in Middle Ages, to carry the bloodlines of the respective dynasties of each of the three main divisions of Auvergne, the countship,...
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Chiara Gonzaga
Mother:
Christina of Denmark
Christina of Denmark

Christina of Denmark , was firstly Duchess-consort of Milan and then Duchess-consort of Lorraine. She was claimant to the thrones of Norway, Denmark and Sweden....
 Maternal Grandfather:
Christian II of Denmark
Christian II of Denmark

Christian II was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , under the Kalmar Union. Christian was born the son of King Hans of Denmark and Christina of Saxony, at Nyborg Castle in 1481 and succeeded his father as king and regent in Denmark and Norway, where he later was to be succeeded by his uncle King Frederick I of Denmar...
 Maternal Great-grandfather:
John of Denmark
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Christina of Saxony
Christina of Saxony

Christina of Saxony , was a Saxon Princess who became Queen Consort of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. She was born a granddaughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony of List of Saxon dukes, kings, and emperors, and daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich....
Maternal Grandmother:
Isabella of Habsburg		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Philip I of Castile
Philip I of Castile

Philip I , known as the Handsome or the Fair, was the son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the greater part of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands and through his wife Juana of Castile he briefly succeeded to the Kingdom of Castile....
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Joanna of Castile
Joanna of Castile

Joanna , called Joanna the Mad queen regnant as Kings of Castile of Crown of Castile jointly with her husband Philip I of Castile and later also as List of Aragonese monarchs of Crown of Aragon jointly with her son the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor....


See also


  • Dukes of Lorraine family tree
    Dukes of Lorraine family tree

    This is a family tree of the Duke of Lorraine. It ranges from the foundation of the Longwy dynasty, in 1047, to the abdication of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor in 1737....