Person:René II, Duke of Lorraine (1)

René II _____, duc de Lorraine
Facts and Events
Name René II _____, duc de Lorraine
Gender Male
Birth[2][1] 2 May 1451 Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, FranceHouse of Vaudémont
Marriage Contract 20 Jun 1471 to Jeanne d'Harcourt
Marriage 9 Sep 1471 Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Franceto Jeanne d'Harcourt
Divorce 1475 from Jeanne d'Harcourt
Marriage Contract 28 Aug 1485 to Philippa of Guelders
Marriage 1 Sep 1485 FranceOrlean?
to Philippa of Guelders
Death[1][2] 10 Dec 1508 Nancy, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Burial[2] Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franceéglise des Franciscains
Reference Number? Q441416?


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René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508. He succeeded his uncle John of Vaudémont as Count of Harcourt in 1473, exchanging it for the county of Aumale in 1495. He succeeded as Count of Guise in 1504.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 René II, Duke of Lorraine, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 RENÉ, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.