Charles V, Duke of Lorraine

Charles V
Charles V
Duke of Lorraine and Bar
Reign	18 September 1675 – 18 April 1690
Predecessor	Charles IV
Successor	Leopold
Born	3 April 1643; Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	18 April 1690 (aged 47); Wels, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Eleonore of Austria (m. 1678)
Issue; among others…	Leopold, Duke of Lorraine; Charles Joseph of Lorraine;
Father	Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine
Mother	Claude-Françoise of Lorraine
Military career
Allegiance	Duchy of Lorraine ; Holy Roman Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Army
Years of service	1663–1690
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall (1675)
Battles/wars	Austro-Turkish War (1663–64) Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664); Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) Battle of Seneffe (1674); Siege of Philippsburg (1676); Battle of Ortenbach (1678); Great Turkish War (1683–1697) Battle of Vienna (1683); Siege of Visegrád (1684); Battle of Vác (1684); Siege of Buda (1684); Siege of Esztergom (1685); Siege of Buda (1686); Battle of Mohács (1687); Nine Years War (1688-1697)
Awards	Order of the Golden Fleece (1678)

Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar (French: Charles Léopold Nicolas Sixte; German: Karl V Leopold; 3 April 1643 – 18 April 1690) succeeded his uncle Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine as titular Duke of Lorraine and Bar in 1675; both duchies were occupied by France from 1634 to 1661 and 1670 to 1697.

Born in exile in Vienna, Charles spent his military career in the service of the Habsburg monarchy. He played an important role in the 1683-1696 Turkish War, which reasserted Habsburg power in south-east Europe, and ended his life as an Imperial Field Marshal.

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