René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 1451-1508

Paternal Family Tree: Metx

Maternal Family Tree: Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine 1400-1453

In 1445 [his father] Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont [aged 17] and [his mother] Yolande Valois Anjou [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou [aged 35] and [his grandmother] Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine [aged 45]. He the son of Antoine Count of Vaudémont [aged 45] and Marie Countess of Harcourt [aged 46]. They were second cousins.

On 2nd May 1451 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar was born to Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont [aged 23] and Yolande Valois Anjou [aged 22] at Angers [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.75%.

On 31st August 1470 [his father] Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont [aged 42] died. His son René [aged 19] succeeded Count Vaudémont.

In 1473 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 21] succeeded I Duke Lorraine.

In 1483 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 31] succeeded Duke Bar.

On 23rd March 1483 [his mother] Yolande Valois Anjou [aged 54] died.

In 1485 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 33] and Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Duchess Bar, Duchess Lorraine. She the daughter of Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders and Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders. He the son of Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont and Yolande Valois Anjou. They were fourth cousins.

On 17th August 1486 [his son] Charles Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 35] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 19].

On 5th July 1487 [his son] Francis Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 36] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 20]. He died aged less than one years old.

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On 5th July 1487 [his son] Francis Lorraine died.

On 14th May 1488 [his brother-in-law] Rene Valois Duke Alençon [aged 34] and [his sister] Margaret Lorraine Duchess Alençon [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Duchess Alençon. She the daughter of [his father] Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont and [his mother] Yolande Valois Anjou. He the son of John Valois II Duke Alençon and Marie Armagnac Duchess Alençon. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 4th June 1489 [his son] Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 38] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 22] at Bar le Duc. He married 26th June 1515 his second cousin once removed Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine and had issue.

On 19th December 1490 [his daughter] Anne Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 39] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 23]. She died aged less than one years old.

In 1491 [his daughter] Anne Lorraine died at Bar le Duc.

On 9th April 1493 [his son] Nicholas Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 41] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 26] at Nancy.

On 2nd November 1494 [his daughter] Isabelle Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 43] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 27] at Lunéville.

On 20th October 1496 [his son] Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 45] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 29]. He married 9th June 1513 his fourth cousin Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise, daughter of Francis Bourbon Count Vendôme and Soissons and Marie Luxemburg Countess Vendôme and Soissons, and had issue.

In 1498 [his son] Bishop Jean Lorraine Metz was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 46] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 31].

In 1500 [his son] Louis Lorraine Count Vaudémont was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 48] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 33].

On 24th November 1502 [his daughter] Catherine Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 51] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 35] at Bar le Duc.

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On 24th November 1502 [his daughter] Claude Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 51] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 35] at Bar le Duc.

In 1504 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 52] was appointed Count Guise. [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 37] by marriage Countess Guise.

In 1506 [his son] François Lorraine Count Lambesc was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 54] and [his wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 39].

Before 1508 [his daughter] Isabelle Lorraine [aged 13] died.

On 10th December 1508 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar [aged 57] died at Fains, Eure, Haute Normandie. His son Antoine [aged 19] succeeded I Duke Lorraine.

In 1547 [his former wife] Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine [aged 80] died.

René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 1451-1508 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 1451-1508

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Godwinson: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 9 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 1451-1508
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [1]

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [1]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [1]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [1]

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [1]

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [1]

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [1]

Ancestors of René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 1451-1508

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Fighter" Metz IV Duke Lorraine 4 x Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine 5 x Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Habsburg Duchess Lorraine 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Metz I Duke Lorraine 2 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon I Count Blois 4 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Chatillon Duchess Lorraine Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Valois Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont 3 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Eberhard II Count of Württemberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Württemberg Duchess Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen Countess of Württemberg

Grandfather: Antoine Count of Vaudémont 4 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

father: Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont 5 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Grandmother: Marie Countess of Harcourt

René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 3 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Harold II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Louis of Naples Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon I Count Blois 4 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles of Blois Duke Brittany Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Valois Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Capet Count Penthièvre Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Avaugour Countess Penthièvre

Grandfather: René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IV King Aragon 2 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 3 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: King John I of Aragon 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Sicily 2 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar IV Count of Bar Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar 2 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Dampierre Countess of Bar 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

mother: Yolande Valois Anjou 2 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Fighter" Metz IV Duke Lorraine 4 x Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine 5 x Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Habsburg Duchess Lorraine 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Metz I Duke Lorraine 2 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon I Count Blois 4 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Chatillon Duchess Lorraine Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Valois Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine 3 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Eberhard II Count of Württemberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Württemberg Duchess Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen Countess of Württemberg

Grandmother: Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France