Charles Léopold Nicolas Sixte (April 3, 1643 – April 18, 1690), was the titular Duke of Lorraine from 1675 to 1690, a time when Lorraine was occupied by France. He found refuge with the Habsburgs, in whose service he had a notable military career. April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Lorraine coat of arms location of the Lorraine province Lorraine (French: Lorraine; German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...

The Habsburg connection was cemented by his marriage (1678) with archduchess Eleanor Maria Josepha of Austria (1653-1697), daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleonore Gonzaga. She was also the widow of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland. She passed to her heirs the inheritance of the Gonzaga of Mantua. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657), ruled February 15, 1637 – 1657. ... Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga. ... Reign From June 19, 1669 until November 10, 1673 Elected On June 19, 1669 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 29, 1669 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Coat of Arms Korybut Parents Jeremi MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska Consorts Elenora Maria Habsburg Children... Mieszko I. BolesÅ‚aw I Chrobry. ... The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. ...

He was younger brother of Ferdinand Philip of Lorraine who died at twenty years old in 1659, with whose demise he inherited his aunt's Duchy of Bar. In the middle of the 10th century, the territory of Bar (Barrois) formed a dependency of the Holy Roman Empire. ...

In the Imperial service, Charles led the Imperial contingent in the army which relieved Vienna and Hungary from the Turks in 1683. (See Battle of Vienna). He had first distinguished himself at the battle of August 1 1664, fighting among Imperial forces against the Turks and had campaigned in Hungary with general Johann Sporck in 1671. He was in command at the siege of Murau in the Steiermark. The following year he was in command of Imperial cavalry under Raimondo Montecuccoli. At Seneffe in 1674 he received a head wound; in 1676 he was present at the siege of Philipsburg. Finally, named generalissimo of the Imperial army in 1683, he helped the king of Poland at the Battle of Vienna. Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... // For siege of Vienna in 1529 see Siege of Vienna Combatants Holy League: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Austria, Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, Bavaria Ottoman Empire, Khanate of Crimea, Transylvania, Wallachia, Moldavia Commanders John III Sobieski, Charles V of Lorraine Kara Mustafa Pasha Strength 70,000, (10,000 during siege) 138,000, (200... Styria (Steiermark in German, Štajerska in Slovenian) is a federal state or Bundesland, located in the south east of Austria. ... Raimondo, Count of Montecuccoli or Montecucculi (born February 21, 1608 or 1609 at the castle of Montecucculo in Modena; died October 16, 1680 at Linz) was prince of the holy Roman Empire and Neapolitan duke of Melfi, Austrian general. ... Battle of Seneffe Conflict Third Anglo-Dutch War Date August 11, 1674 Place Near Seneffe, Belgium Result French victory The Battle of Seneffe was fought on August 11, French victory under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé against the Dutch-Austrian army under William III of Orange. ... // For siege of Vienna in 1529 see Siege of Vienna Combatants Holy League: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Austria, Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, Bavaria Ottoman Empire, Khanate of Crimea, Transylvania, Wallachia, Moldavia Commanders John III Sobieski, Charles V of Lorraine Kara Mustafa Pasha Strength 70,000, (10,000 during siege) 138,000, (200...

He had several children, amongst whom were:

• Léopold Joseph Charles Dominique Agapet Hyacinthe de Lorraine (1679-1729), who would recover the duchy to the family in 1697.
• Charles Joseph of Lorraine (1680-1716).

Leopold Joseph (September 11, 1679 – March 27, 1729), was Duke of Lorraine from 1697 to 1702, and again, from 1714 to his death. ... Events September 11 - Battle of Zenta, Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed Ottoman army of Mustafa II September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher... Charles Joseph John Anthony Ignace Felix of Lorraine (also know as Charles III. of Lichtenstein as the bishop of Olomouc, 24 November 1680 – 4 December 1715), was a German prelate. ...

See also

Dukes of Lorraine family tree This is a family tree of the Duchy of Lorraine. ...

Reference

• House of Lorraine: genealogy