| Rudolph | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Lorraine | |
 Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine | |
| Born | 1320 Lorraine, France |
| Died | 26 August 1346 (aged about 26) Crécy-en-Ponthieu |
| Spouse | Eleanor of Bar Marie of Blois |
| Issue | John I, Duke of Lorraine |
| House | House of Lorraine |
| Father | Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Austria |
Rudolph (1320 – 26 August 1346), called the Valiant (le Vaillant), was the Duke of Lorraine from 1328[1] to his death.[2] He was the son and successor of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine and Elisabeth of Austria, the daughter of King Albert I of Germany of the House of Habsburg.[3] Though he was but nine years of age when his father died and he succeeded to the duchy under the regency of his mother (until 1334), he was a warrior prince, taking part in four separate wars in Lorraine, France, Brittany, and Iberia. He was killed at the Battle of Crécy.[4]
- ^ Bogdan 2007, p. 56.
- ^ Shakespeare, William; Melchiori, Giorgio (1998). King Edward III. Cambridge University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-521-59673-2.
- ^ Bogdan 2007, p. 55.
- ^ Scott-Stokes & Given-Wilson 2008, p. 11.