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	'''René II''' (] ]–] ]) was Count of Vaudémont from ], ] from ], and ] from ] to ~~his death~~. In ], ~~he claimed~~ the ~~title~~ ] and ]. He ~~was~~ ~~Duke~~ of ~~Calabria~~ ]~~–~~].		'''René II''' (] ]–] ]) was Count of Vaudémont from ], ] from ], and ] from ] to ]. He claimed the crown of Naples and the County of ] as the ] ]–] and as ] and ] 1493–1508. He succeeded ] as Count of ] in ], but used the title of Count of ] instead after ]. He succeeded as Count of ] in ].

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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 1508. He claimed the crown 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 John VIII, Count of Harcourt as Count of Harcourt in 1473, but used the title of Count of Aumale instead after 1495. He succeeded as Count of Guise in 1504.

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 Vaudémont (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* 1473–1508
Preceded by: —	Marquis of Pont-à-Mousson 1480–1508
Preceded by: Yolande	Duke of Bar 1483–1508
Preceded by: John VIII	Count of Harcourt/Aumale c. 1473–1495–1508	Succeeded by: Claude
Preceded by: Charlotte d'Armagnac, 7th Duchesse de Nemours	Count of Guise 1504–1508	Succeeded by: Claude

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