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- Charles I (or II) (born 1365—died Jan. 25, 1431, Nancy, Lorraine [Germany; now in France]) was the duke of Lorraine and an ally of the Burgundian faction in the internal strife that divided France during the Hundred Years’ War. He succeeded in uniting Lorraine with the duchy of Bar.
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The kings and dukes of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions, since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established region were kings of the Franks.
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Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death. Life. He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark. [1] In 1545, his father died, and his mother served as the regent during his minority.
The Duchy of Lorraine (French: Lorraine ⓘ; German: Lothringen [ˈloːtʁɪŋən] ⓘ), originally Upper Lorraine, was a duchy now included in the larger present-day region of Lorraine in northeastern France. Its capital was Nancy.
Charles III (or IV) (born April 5, 1604, Nancy, Lorraine [Germany; now in France]—died September 18, 1675, Allenbach, near Trier [Germany]) was the duke of Lorraine whose resentment against encroaching French power led to a lifelong fight against France.
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Charles II (or III) (born February 18, 1543, Nancy, Lorraine [Germany; now in France]—died May 14, 1608, Nancy) was the duke of Lorraine from 1545, whose reign is noted for its progress and prosperity. Charles was the son of Francis I of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark.
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Charles I (or II) (born 1365—died Jan. 25, 1431, Nancy, Lorraine [Germany; now in France]) was the duke of Lorraine and an ally of the Burgundian faction in the internal strife that divided France during the Hundred Years’ War. He succeeded in uniting Lorraine with the duchy of Bar.
The first Grand Duke of Tuscany is Francis Stephen of Lorraine, named also Francis II, and takes over power after Gian Gastone dei Medici's death in 1737. Married to Maria Theresa of Hapsburg , he rules over Tuscany from Vienna.
