Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Charles III
Charles III
Marquis of Pont-à-Mousson
	Oil on panel portrait by studio of François Clouet
Duke of Lorraine and Bar
Reign	12 June 1545 – 14 May 1608
Predecessor	Francis I
Successor	Henry II
Born	18 February 1543; Ducal Palace of Nancy
Died	14 May 1608 (aged 65)
Spouse	Claude of Valois (m. 1559; died 1575)
Issue	Henry II, Duke of Lorraine; Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany; Charles of Lorraine, Bishop of Metz and Strasbourg; Antoinette, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg; Francis II, Duke of Lorraine; Catherine, Abbess of Remiremont; Elisabeth, Electress of Bavaria;
House	Lorraine
Father	Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
Mother	Christina of Denmark
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.

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