Claude Françoise de Lorraine

Claude of Lorraine (6 October 1612 – 2 August 1648) was a daughter of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, and Margerita Gonzaga, her sister was Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine. She married her first cousin and was the Duchess of Lorraine by marriage.

Claude
Duchess of Lorraine
Born(1612-10-06)6 October 1612
Ducal Palace of Nancy, Lorraine
Died2 August 1648(1648-08-02) (aged 35)
Vienna, Austria
SpouseNicholas II, Duke of Lorraine
IssueCharles V, Duke of Lorraine
Anne Marie Thérèse, Abbess of Remiremont
Full name
Claude Françoise de Lorraine
HouseHouse of Lorraine
FatherHenry II, Duke of Lorraine
MotherMargerita Gonzaga

Marriage

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

  • Ferdinand Philippe, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine, suo jure Duke of Bar (29 December 1639 – 1 April 1659)
  • Charles Léopold, Duke of Lorraine (3 April 1643 – 18 April 1690) married Eleonora Maria of Austria and had issue;
  • Anne Eléanore de Lorraine (12 May 1645 – 28 February 1648) died in infancy;
  • Anne Marie Thérèse de Lorraine (30 July 1648 – 17 June 1661) Abbess of Remiremont, no issue;
  • Marie Anne de Lorraine (born 30 Jul 1648, date of death unknown).

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
Preceded by
Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine		 Duchess of Lorraine
1634–1648		 Succeeded by
Béatrix de Cusance
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