Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine 1547-1575

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Maternal Family Tree: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme 1436-1475

On 28th October 1533 [her father] King Henry II of France [aged 14] and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. He the son of [her grandfather] King Francis I of France [aged 39] and [her grandmother] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France. They were sixth cousins.

On 12th November 1547 Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine was born to King Henry II of France [aged 28] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 28].

On 24th October 1550 [her brother] Louis Valois Duke Orléans [aged 1] died.

On 24th April 1558 [her brother] Dauphin of France [aged 14] and [her sister-in-law] Mary Queen of Scots [aged 15] were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. He by marriage King Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [aged 42]. He the son of [her father] King Henry II of France [aged 39] and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1559 Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 15] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. She the daughter of King Henry II of France [aged 39] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 39]. He the son of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 37]. They were fourth cousins.

On 10th July 1559 [her father] King Henry II of France [aged 40] was killed whilst jousting in celebration of his [her sister] daughter's [aged 14] marriage to [her future brother-in-law] Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 32]. His son Francis [aged 15] succeeded II King France: Capet Valois Angoulême. Mary Queen of Scots [aged 16] by marriage Queen Consort France. They would reign for eighteen months only with Francis dying in Dec 1560. Francis and Mary would have no issue.

On 20th July 1559 [her brother-in-law] Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 32] and [her sister] Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of [her father] King Henry II of France [deceased] and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 40]. He the son of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 5th December 1560 Francis II King France King Consort Scotland [aged 16] died, possibly from an ear abscess, in the Hotel Groslot, Orléans. On 23rd December 1560 he was buried at the Basilica of St Denis [Map]. His brother Charles [aged 10] succeeded IX King France: Capet Valois Angoulême; his mother Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 41] acted as Regent. His wife Mary Queen of Scots [aged 17] returned to Scotland arriving at Leith 19th August 1561 after having been in France for thirteen years.

In 1563 [her son] Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 19] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 15]. He married (1) 31st January 1599 his second cousin once removed Catherine Bourbon, daughter of Antoine King Navarre and Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre (2) 24th April 1606 his third cousin Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine, daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua, and had issue.

In 1565 [her daughter] Christine Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 21] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 17].

In 1567 [her son] Charles Lorraine Bishop Metz Bishop Strasbourg was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 23] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 19].

In 1568 [her daughter] Antoinette Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 24] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 20].

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke

Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.

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On 22nd February 1568 William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 19] and [her sister-in-law] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 23] were married at Munich. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and [her mother-in-law] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 46]. He the son of Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 39] and Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria [aged 39]. They were second cousins.

On 3rd October 1568 [her sister] Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [aged 23] died.

In 1569 [her daughter] Anne Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 25] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 21]. She died aged seven in 1576.

On 26th November 1570 [her brother] Charles IX King France [aged 20] and [her sister-in-law] Elisabeth of Austria Queen Consort France [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 43] and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 42]. He the son of [her father] King Henry II of France and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 51]. They were fourth cousins.

On 27th February 1572 [her son] Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 29] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 24].

Before 22nd December 1572. François Clouet [aged 62]. Portrait of Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 25].

In 1573 [her daughter] Catherine Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 29] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 25].

On 30th May 1574 Charles IX King France [aged 23] died. His brother Henry [aged 22] succeeded III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.

On 9th October 1574 [her daughter] Elisabeth Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 31] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 26]. She married 6th February 1595 her first cousin Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria, son of William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria.

On 13th February 1575 [her brother] Henry III King France [aged 23] was crowned III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême at Reims Cathedral.

On 14th February 1575 [her brother] Henry III King France [aged 23] and [her sister-in-law] Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [aged 21] were married at Reims Cathedral; the day after his coronation. She by marriage Queen Consort France. He the son of [her father] King Henry II of France and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 55]. They were fourth cousins.

Around 21st February 1575 [her daughter] Claude of Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 32] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 27]. She died a year later. Her mother died in childbirth. She had given birth to nine children during the course of her sixteen year marriage; she was married aged twelve.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 14th May 1608 [her former husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 65] died. His son Henry [aged 45] succeeded II Duke Lorraine. Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine [aged 16] by marriage Duchess Lorraine.

Royal Ancestors of Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine 1547-1575

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Godwinson: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Daughter of King Henry II of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine 1547-1575
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [1]

Ancestors of Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine 1547-1575

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles V of France son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans son of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Valois Orléans Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan 17 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marguerite Rohan

Grandfather: King Francis I of France 2 x Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Savoy I Count Savoy Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Valois Countess Savoy Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy 2 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Janus of Cyprus

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anglesia Visconti

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 2 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bourbon 2 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

father: King Henry II of France son of King Francis I of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles V of France son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans son of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Valois Duke Orléans Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan 17 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis XII King France Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adolph de la Marck 6 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolph de la Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary de la Marck Duchess Orléans 2 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Grandmother: Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France daughter of Louis XII King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montfort V Duke Brittany 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Montfort Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans son of King Charles V of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Valois Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Count Foix

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret Countess Foix

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marguerite Foix Duchess Brittany Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon -2 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine daughter of King Henry II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Cosimo de Medici "The Elder"

Great x 3 Grandfather: Piero di Cosimo de Medici

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lorenzo de Medici

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco di Simone Tornabuoni

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucrezia Tornabuoni

Great x 1 Grandfather: Piero "The Unfortunate" de Medici

Great x 4 Grandfather: Orso Orsini

Great x 3 Grandfather: Giacomo Orsini

Great x 2 Grandmother: Clarice Orsini

Grandfather: Lorenzo de Medici Duke of Urbino

mother: Catherine Medici Queen Consort France 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bertrand IV Count Auvergne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bertrand Auvergne V Count Auvergne 13 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie I Countess Auvergne 12 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bertrand Auvergne VI Count Auvergne 14 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandfather: Jean IV Count Auvergne 15 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Georges de La Trémoille

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise de La Trémoïlle

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine de L'Isle-Bouchard

Grandmother: Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean Bourbon I Count La Marche 2 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon 1st Count Vendôme 1st Count Castres 3 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vendome

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bourbon VIII Count Vendôme 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Montfort Baron Laval

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Laval Countess Vendôme and Castres 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne 13th de Laval Baroness Laval 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Bourbon Duchess Bourbon 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme