Claude-Françoise of Lorraine explained

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Full Name:Claude Françoise de Lorraine
Succession:Duchess consort of Lorraine
Reign:17 February 1634 – 2 August 1648
Issue:Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Anne Marie Thérèse, Abbess of Remiremont
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  1. Marriage
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House:Lorraine
Father:Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
Mother:Margherita Gonzaga
Birth Date:6 October 1612
Birth Place:Ducal Palace of Nancy, Lorraine
Death Place:Vienna, Austria
Burial Place:Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, Nancy

Claude of Lorraine (6 October 1612  - 2 August 1648) was the Duchess of Lorraine by marriage.

Early life

Born into an illustrious House of Lorraine, she was the younger daughter of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife, Princess Margherita Gonzaga. Her elder sister was Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine.

Marriage

She married her first cousin Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine, at Lunéville on 18 February 1634 and had the following children:

Death

Claude Françoise died in Vienna, aged 35, having given birth to twins, Marie Anne and Anne Marie. She was buried at the Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, Nancy, Lorraine.

Ancestry

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