Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Francis I (Template:Langx) (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,Template:Sfn daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier. He was briefly engaged in the mid-1530s to Anne of Cleves,Template:Sfn 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 Christina of Denmark in Brussels.Template:Sfn Christina was a daughter of King Christian II and Isabella of Austria. Francis died at Remiremont in 1545, leaving Duchess 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.Template:Sfn
Renata	1544	1602	married William V, Duke of Bavaria and had issue.Template:Sfn
Dorothea	1545	1621	married in 1575, Eric II, Duke of CalenbergTemplate:Sfn

See also

• Dukes of Lorraine family tree
• List of rulers of Lorraine

Sources

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