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René II (May 2, 1451 – December 10, 1508) was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1473 to his death. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...
Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture...
December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between...
The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ...
In the middle of the 10th century, the territory of Bar (Barrois) formed a dependency of the Holy Roman Empire. ...
Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ...
Family
He was the son of Yolande of Lorraine and Frederick, count of Vaudemont. From his mother side, he was grandson of Duchess Isabella of Lorraine. His father was a member of the Vaudemont family, a junior branch of the Lorraine ducal family, descending from duke John I. He was thus an appropriate successor of his cousin Nicholas, who died without male heirs. Frederick of Lorraine (1371 - October 25, 1415, in the battle of Agincourt) was Count of Vaudemont. ...
Isabella (1400 - February 28, 1453) was Duchess of Lorraine from 1431 to her death. ...
John I (1346 - September 23, 1390) was Duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death. ...
René married Phillipa of Guelders in 1485 and had the following issue: Events August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ...
Antoine (June 4, 1489 – June 14, 1544), known as the Good, was Duke of Lorraine from 1508 to his death. ...
Claude of Lorraine (October 20, 1496 _ April 12, 1550) was the first Duke of Guise, from 1528 to his death. ...
Duc de Guise was a title in the French nobility. ...
John of Lorraine (April 9, 1498 – May 18, 1550) was cardinal of Lorraine, archbishop of Reims, Lyons and Narbonne, bishop of Metz, Toul, Verdun, Throuanne, Lucon, Albi, Valence, Nantes and Agen. ...
Life During his rule, René had to fight an attempted invasion of Lorraine by Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy. The attempt failed with the help of the king of France and Charles died while besieging Nancy. Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret Population - 2005 estimate - 1999 census - Density 2,310,376 98/km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine ( German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ...
Charles the Bold Charles, called the Bold ( French: Charles le Téméraire) ( November 10, 1433 – January 5, 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ...
The following is a list of the Dukes of Burgundy Richard of Autun, the Justicier ( 880– 921) Rudolph of Burgundy (king of France from 923) ( 921– 923) Hugh the Black ( 923– 952) Gilbert of Chalon ( 952– 956) Odo of Paris ( 956- 965) Otto-Henry the Great ( 965– 1002) Otto-William...
This article is about the city in France named Nancy. ...
See also
This is a family tree of the Duchy of Lorraine. ...
Nicholas of Anjou (1448 - 1473, in Nancy) was Duke of Lorraine from 1470 to his death. ...
The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ...
Antoine (June 4, 1489 – June 14, 1544), known as the Good, was Duke of Lorraine from 1508 to his death. ...
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