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	'''René II''' (] ]–] ]) was ~~count~~ of ~~Vaudemont~~ from ], ] from ], and ] ~~and titular~~ ], ], ] and ] ~~from ] to his death~~. He was Duke of Calabria ]–].		'''René II''' (] ]–] ]) was Count of Vaudémont from ], ] from ], and ] from ] to his death. In ], he claimed the title ] and ]. He was Duke of Calabria ]–].

	==Family==		==Family==

	He was the son of ] and ]. On his mother's side, he was a grandson of ]. His father was a member of the ~~Vaudemont~~ family, a junior branch of the Lorraine ducal family, descending from ]. He was thus both heir-general and heir-male to the Duchy when he succeeded on the death of his cousin ] in ].		He was the son of ] and ]. On his mother's side, he was a grandson of ]. His father was a member of the Vaudémont family, a junior branch of the Lorraine ducal family, descending from ]. He was thus both heir-general and heir-male to the Duchy when he succeeded on the death of his cousin ] in ].

	René married ] in ] and had the following children:		René married ] in ] and had the following children:
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	* plus six others who died young		* plus six others who died young

	His maternal grandfather ] died in ] his mother succeeded to René's claims as King of Naples and René took the title of Duke of Calabria, as heir apparent.		His maternal grandfather ] died in ] his mother succeeded to René's claims as King of Naples and René took the title of Duke of Calabria, as heir apparent.

	When his mother ] died in ], he succeeded as ], and in her claims to the kingdoms of ], Naples~~, Sicily~~ and Jerusalem ~~(his great-grandparents' ])~~.		When his mother ] died in ], he succeeded as ], and in her claims to the kingdoms of Naples and Jerusalem.

	==Life==		==Life==
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Revision as of 21:26, 9 July 2005

René II (May 2 1451–December 10 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to his death. In 1493, he claimed the title King of Naples and Jerusalem. He was Duke of Calabria 1480–1493.

Family

He was the son of Yolande of Lorraine and Frederick, Count of Vaudémont. On his mother's side, he was a grandson of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. His father was a member of the Vaudémont family, a junior branch of the Lorraine ducal family, descending from John I, Duke of Lorraine. He was thus both heir-general and heir-male to the Duchy when he succeeded on the death of his cousin Nicholas in 1473.

René married Phillipa of Guelders in 1485 and had the following children:

Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (1489–1544)
Claude, Duke of Guise (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

His maternal grandfather René I of Anjou died in 1480 his mother succeeded to René's claims as King of Naples and René took the title of Duke of Calabria, as heir apparent.

When his mother Yolande of Anjou died in 1483, he succeeded as Duke of Bar, and in her claims to the kingdoms of Naples and Jerusalem.

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.

Preceded by: Frederick	Count of Vaudémont 1470–1508	Succeeded by: Anthony
Preceded by: Nicholas I	Duke of Lorraine with Yolande* to 1483* 1470–1508
Preceded by: —	Duke of Calabria 1480–1493
Preceded by: —	Marquis of Pont-à-Mousson 1480–1508
Preceded by: Yolande	Duke of Bar 1483–1508
	Titular Count of Provence 1483–1508
	Titular King of Naples 1483–1508	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: ?	Count of Aumale 1495–1508	Succeeded by: Claude
Preceded by: Charlotte d'Armagnac, 7th Duchesse de Nemours	Count of Guise 1504–1508	Succeeded by: Claude
Preceded by: John VIII	Count of Harcourt c. 1473–1495	Succeeded by: ?

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