Charles III (February 15, 1543 – May 14, 1608), known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ...

He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. His mother served as the regent during his minority. Francis I (1517 – June 12, 1545) was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544 until the following year. ... Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark (1522-90), was firstly Duchess-consort of Milan and then Duchess-consort of Lorraine. ...

During his childhood, his aged great-grandmother Philippa of Gelderland died in 1547, leaving her inheritances to the young Charles. René II (Angers, May 2, 1451 – December 10, 1508, Fains) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. ...

He married Claude of Valois, princess of France, daughter of king Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Claude of Valois (November 12, 1547 _ February 21, 1575) was a daughter of King Henry II of France and the wife of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Categories: Stub | 1547 births | 1575 deaths ... Henry II (French: Henri II) (March 31, 1519 – July 10, 1559), a member of the Valois Dynasty, was King of France from March 31, 1547, until his death. ... Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519–January 5, 1589), born in Italy as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici, and later queen of France under the French name Catherine de M dicis, was the wife of King Henry II of France, of the Valois branch of the kings...

His daughter, Elisabeth Renata, married Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. His son, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, namesake of his grandfather the French king, succeeded him. Another daughter, Christina of Lorraine, married Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Elizabeth of Lorraine, Elisabet Renata. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Henry I (November 8, 1563 – July 31, 1624), was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. ... Christina of Lorraine or Chretienne de Lorraine (16 August 1565 - 19 December 1637), born in Nancy, was the daughter of Charles II of Lorraine (1543-1608) and his wife Claude of France (1547-1575). ... Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. ...

He is sometimes numbered as Charles II of Lorraine. His dynasty claimed the kingdom of Jerusalem and used also the title of Duke of Calabria 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. Official language Latin, French, Italian, and other western languages; Greek and Arabic also widely spoken Capital Jerusalem, later Acre Constitution Various laws, so-called Assizes of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 by the First Crusade. ... Guelders in 1477 Guelders (Dutch: Gelre, German: Geldern) is the name of a historical duchy in the Low Countries. ... Charles of Egmond Charles of Egmond (9 November 1467 Grave - June 30, 1538 Arnhem) was Duke of Guelders between 1492 and his death. ...

See also: Dukes of Lorraine family tree This is a family tree of the Duchy of Lorraine. ...