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Revision as of 21:26, 9 July 2005 by Choess (talk | contribs) (succession)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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.
See also
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by: John VIII |
Count of Harcourt c. 1473–1495 |
Succeeded by: ? |
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