Historical and Commemorative Medals
 Collection of Benjamin Weiss

NICOLAS FRANÇOIS AND CLAUDE OF LORRAINE

ST. URBAIN, Ferdinand de: Lorraine, ca. 1720, Bronze, 47 mm
Obv: Bust (r) NFRANC. D. G. DVX. LOTH. MARC. D. C. G. B.
Rev: Bust (l) CLAVDIA. A. LOTH. DVCISSA. LOTH. C. B. G.
Signed: SV
Ref: From the Series of the Dukes and Duchesses of Lorraine. Forrer V, p.310 #52; Mirnik# 34;  Weiss BW776

Nicholas François, Duc de Lorraine (1612-1670) was the son of François II, Duc de Lorraine and Christine Gräfin von Salm. He married Claude de Lorraine in 1634. Nicholas François gained the title of Duc de Lorraine in 1634.

Claude de Lorraine (1612-1648), was the daughter of Henri II, Duc de Lorraine and Margherita Gonzaga.

The children of Nicholas François and Claude were: Ferdinand Philip de Lorraine, Charles V, Duc de Lorraine, Anne Eleanor de Lorraine, and Marie Anne de Lorraine.

LINK to Dukes and Duchesses of Lorraine Family Tree (from wikipedia.com)

 

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