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Claude-Françoise of Lorraine

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Claude
Duchess consort of Lorraine
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Tenure17 February 1634 – 2 August 1648
Born(1612-10-06)6 October 1612
Ducal Palace of Nancy, Lorraine
Died2 August 1648(1648-08-02) (aged 35)
Vienna, Austria
Burial
Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, Nancy
Spouse
(m. 1634)
Issue
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Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Anne Marie Thérèse, Abbess of Remiremont
Names
Claude Françoise de Lorraine
HouseLorraine
FatherHenry II, Duke of Lorraine
MotherMargherita Gonzaga

Claude of Lorraine (6 October 1612 – 2 August 1648) was a daughter of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, and Margherita Gonzaga, her sister was Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine. She married her first cousin and was the Duchess of Lorraine by marriage.

Marriage

She married her first cousin Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine, at Lunéville on 18 February 1634 and had the following children:

Claude Françoise died in Vienna aged 35, having given birth to twins, Marie Anne and Anne Marie. She was buried at the Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, Nancy, Lorraine.

Ancestry

Preceded by Duchess of Lorraine
1634–1648
Succeeded by