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René II (May 2 1451 – December 10 1508) was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1473 to his death.
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.
René married Phillipa of Guelders in 1485 and had the following issue:
- Duke Antoine of Lorraine (1489-1544)
- Claude of Lorraine (1496-1550), first Duke of Guise
- John, Cardinal of Lorraine and Bishop of Metz (1498-1550)
- Louis, Count of Vaudemont (1500-1526)
- Francis, Count of Lambesc (1506-1525)
- plus six others who died young
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.
See also
| Preceded byNicholas I | Duke of Lorraine 1473-1508 |
Succeeded byAnthony |
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