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Isabella (1400 – February 28 1453) was Duchess of Lorraine, suo jure
Suo jure

Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
, from 25 January 1431 to her death in 1453.
was the eldest daughter of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine

File:Pierre Woeiriot08.jpgCharles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....
 and Margaret of the Palatinate
Margaret of the Palatinate

Margaret of the Palatinate was the daughter of Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. She married Charles II, Duke of Lorraine in 1394....
. Her paternal grandparents were John I, Duke of Lorraine
John I, Duke of Lorraine

John I was the duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death. As an infant of six months, he succeeded his father, Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine, who was killed in the Battle of Cr?cy....
 and Sophie of Wurttemberg. Her maternal grandparents were Rupert of Germany
Rupert of Germany

Rupert of Germany of the house of Wittelsbach , he was the son of Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine and Beatrix of Sicily. Rupert was a great-grandnephew of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
 and Elisabeth of Nuremberg
Elisabeth of Nuremberg

Elisabeth, Burggravine of Nuremberg, was the daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen. She was a member of the House of Hohenzollern....
, daughter of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen
Elisabeth of Meissen

Elisabeth of Meissen , was the daughter of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Matilde of Bavaria and a member of the House of Wettin.She was born in Wartburg....
.

Isabella inherited the duchy from her father upon his death, and ruled jointly with her husband, Duke René of Anjou
René I of Naples

Ren? of Anjou , also known as Ren? I of Naples and Good King Ren? , was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence , Count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar , Duke of Lorraine , List of monarchs of Naples , titular King of Jerusalem and King of Aragon ....
, also Duke of Bar and King of Naples, whom she had married in 1419.






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Isabella (1400 – February 28 1453) was Duchess of Lorraine, suo jure
Suo jure

Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
, from 25 January 1431 to her death in 1453.

Biography


She was the eldest daughter of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine

File:Pierre Woeiriot08.jpgCharles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....
 and Margaret of the Palatinate
Margaret of the Palatinate

Margaret of the Palatinate was the daughter of Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. She married Charles II, Duke of Lorraine in 1394....
. Her paternal grandparents were John I, Duke of Lorraine
John I, Duke of Lorraine

John I was the duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death. As an infant of six months, he succeeded his father, Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine, who was killed in the Battle of Cr?cy....
 and Sophie of Wurttemberg. Her maternal grandparents were Rupert of Germany
Rupert of Germany

Rupert of Germany of the house of Wittelsbach , he was the son of Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine and Beatrix of Sicily. Rupert was a great-grandnephew of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
 and Elisabeth of Nuremberg
Elisabeth of Nuremberg

Elisabeth, Burggravine of Nuremberg, was the daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen. She was a member of the House of Hohenzollern....
, daughter of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen
Elisabeth of Meissen

Elisabeth of Meissen , was the daughter of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Matilde of Bavaria and a member of the House of Wettin.She was born in Wartburg....
.

Isabella inherited the duchy from her father upon his death, and ruled jointly with her husband, Duke René of Anjou
René I of Naples

Ren? of Anjou , also known as Ren? I of Naples and Good King Ren? , was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence , Count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar , Duke of Lorraine , List of monarchs of Naples , titular King of Jerusalem and King of Aragon ....
, also Duke of Bar and King of Naples, whom she had married in 1419. During his absence, she acted as regent for his domains. She led an army to rescue her husband from Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Philip the Good , also Philip III, Duke of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet branch of the Valois dynasty ....
, who held René in captivity from 1434 until 1436.

René and Isabella had the following children:
  • John II of Anjou
    John II, Duke of Lorraine

    John II of Anjou was Duke of Lorraine from 1453 to his death. He inherited the duchy from his mother, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, during the life of his father, Duke Ren? I of Naples, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples....
     and King of Naples (1425-16 December 1470), married Marie de Bourbon, daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
    Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

    Charles I of Bourbon was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Rulers of Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of John I, Duke of Bourbon after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired control of the duchy more than eighteen years before his father's death....
    , by whom he had issue. He also had several illegitimate children.
  • Yolande of Anjou
    Yolande de Bar

    Yolande de Bar was Duchess of Lorraine and Bar . She was the daughter of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, and Ren? of Anjou . Because of her various titles she is also known as Yolande de Lorraine and Yolande d'Anjou....
     (2 November 1428-23 March 1483), married Frederick of Lorraine, count of Vaudemont; mother of duke René II 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....
    , by whom she had issue.
  • Margaret of Anjou
    Margaret of Anjou

    Margaret of Anjou was the Queen consort of Henry VI of England from 1445 to 1471 and led the House of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses. Due to the king's frequent bouts of insanity, Margaret virtually ruled the kingdom in lieu of her husband....
     (23 March 1430- 25 August 1482), married King Henry VI of England
    Henry VI of England

    Henry VI was Kingdom of England 1422?1461 and then 1470?1471, and King of France as the de jure monarch from 1422 to 1429....
    , by whom she had a son, Edward of Lancaster.
  • plus seven others who died in childhood


Isabella died on 28 February 1453 at the age of about 53 years. Her son John succeeded her as Duke of Lorraine.

René married secondly, on 10 September 1454, Jeanne de Laval
Jeanne de Laval

Jeanne de Laval , was the second wife and Queen consort of Ren? I of Anjou , King of Naples, King of Sicily, titular King of Jerusalem, Aragon, Majorca, Duke of Anjou, Bar, Lorraine, Count of Provence and Piedmont....
.

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....