Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine

Nicholas Francis
Duke of Lorraine and Bar
Reign19 January 1634 – 1 April 1634
PredecessorCharles IV
SuccessorCharles IV
Born6 December 1609
Died25 January 1670(1670-01-25) (aged 60)
Burial4 July 1670
Spouse
(m. 1634; died 1648)
Issue
Detail
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Anne Marie Thérèse of Lorraine
HouseLorraine
FatherFrancis II, Duke of Lorraine
MotherChristina of Salm
ReligionRoman Catholic

Nicholas Francis (French: Nicolas François; 6 December 1609 – 25 January 1670), also known as Nicholas II, was briefly Duke of Lorraine and Duke of Bar for a few months in 1634, spanning the time between the abdication of his older brother and his own resignation.[1] He was therefore duke during the invasion of Lorraine by the French in the Thirty Years War.

He is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria.

  1. ^ The Downside Review, Volume 12. United Kingdom, Downside Abbey., 1893. 230–8.