Carolingian Dynasty, 855–922

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Queen	Ceased to be Queen	Death	Spouse
	Ermengarde of Tours Ermengarde of Tours Ermengarde of Tours was the wife of Emperor Lothair I of the Franks. Her father was Hugh of Tours, a member of the Etichonen family, which claimed descent from the Merovingian Kings...	Hugh of Tours Hugh of Tours Hugh was the count of Tours and Sens during the reigns of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, until his disgrace in February 828. He was probably a son of Count Haicho of the House of the Etichonen.... (Etichonids Etichonids The Etichonids were an important noble family, probably of Frankish , Burgundian or Visigothic origin, who rose to dominate the region of Alsace in the Early Middle Ages from the seventh to the tenth centuries.... )	804	15 October 821	11 August 843 Treaty of Verdun Treaty of Verdun The Treaty of Verdun was a treaty between the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, the son and successor of Charlemagne, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms...	20 March 851		Emperor Lothair I
	Teutberga Teutberga Teutberga was a Frank and daughter of Boso the Elder. Therefore she was a Bosonid. She married Lothair II, a prince of the Carolingian dynasty, the imperial family of Francia...	Boso the Elder Boso the Elder Boso the Elder was a Frank from the Bosonid dynasty. He was married to Engeltrude and died around 855. His family, the Bosonids were a dynasty of Franks that produced counts, dukes, abbots and bishops during the Carolingian Age... (Bosonids)	-	855	29 September 855 husband's accession	8 August 869 husband's death	before 25 November 875	Lothair II Lothair II of Lotharingia Lothair II was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. He was married to Teutberga, daughter of Boso the Elder. He is the namesake of the Lothair Crystal, which he probably commissioned, and of the Cross of Lothair, which was made over a century after his death but...
	Ermentrude of Orléans Ermentrude of Orléans Ermentrude of Orléans was Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia. She was the daughter of Odo, Count of Orleans and his wife Engeltrude....	Odo I, Count of Orléans Odo I, Count of Orléans Odo I was the Count of Orléans following the final deposition of Matfrid until his own deposition a few years later.... (Udalrichings)	27 September 823	13 December 842	8 August 869 husband's accession	6 October 869		Charles the Bald Charles the Bald Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
	Richilde of Provence Richilde of Provence Richilde of the Ardennes was the second consort of Charles the Bald, King and Emperor of the Franks. By her marriage, she became Queen of the West Franks, and then Empress of the Franks...	Bivin of Gorze Bivin of Gorze Bivin of Gorze was a Frank from the Bosonid-family. He was married to a daughter of Boso the Elder, who may have been called Richildis. During his life he functioned as lay abbot of the Gorze Abbey... (Bosonids)	845	22 January 870		6 October 877 repudiated	2 June 910
	Emma of Altdorf	Welf Welf (father of Judith) Welf I of Altorf was the son of the 9th century Frankish count Rothard of Metz, to whom the sons of Charles Martel entrusted half of Alemannia. Welf was master of several counties in the southern Rhineland & Bavaria. His family became politically powerful when Louis the Pious chose his oldest... (Elder Welf)	808	827	August 870 husband's accession	28 August 876 husband's death	31 January 876	Louis the German Louis the German Louis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
	Adelaide of Paris Adelaide of Paris Adélaïde de Paris was the second wife of Louis the Stammerer, King of Western Francia, and was the mother of Charles the Simple.- Life :...	Adalard of Paris Adalard of Paris Adalard of Paris was the eighth Count of Paris. He followed his uncle Leuthard II. He was a count palatine.-Child:Adalard had one child, Adelaide of Paris who married King Louis II of France.... (Girardids)	850/853	February 875	6 October 877 husband's accession	10 April 879 husband's death	10 November 901	Louis the Stammerer Louis the Stammerer Louis the Stammerer was the King of Aquitaine and later King of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. He succeeded his younger brother in Aquitaine in 866 and his father in West Francia in 877, though he was never crowned Emperor...
	Liutgard of Saxony	Liudolf, Duke of Saxony Liudolf, Duke of Saxony Liudolf was a Saxon count, son of one count Brun and his wife Gisla von Verla ; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons and count of Eastphalia... (Liudolfings)	845	before 29 November 874	28 August 876 in the East February 880 Sole queen after Treaty of Ribemont Treaty of Ribemont There are two Treaties of Ribemont, the first is from 880 and the second is from 1179.-The treaty of 880:The Treaty of Ribemont in 880 was the last treaty on the partitions of the Frankish Empire...	20 January 882 husband's death	17/30 November 885	Louis the Younger Louis the Younger Louis the Younger , sometimes Louis III, was the second eldest of the three sons of Louis the German and Emma. He succeeded his father as the King of Saxony on 28 August 876 and his elder brother Carloman as King of Bavaria from 880...
	Richardis of Swabia Richardis Saint Richardis, also known as Richgard and Richardis of Swabia , was the Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was renowned for her piety.-Life:...	Erchanger, Count of the Nordgau (Ahalolfings Ahalolfings The Ahalolfings or Alaholfings were a noble family of Alemannia in the Early Middle Ages. The family rose in the Carolingian Empire to possess lands in not only Alemannia, but Bavaria, Franconia, and Italy. Their original power base was around the upper Neckar and Danube rivers.The Ahalolfings are... )	840	1 August 862	20 January 882 husband's accession	17 November 887 husband's desposition	18 September, between 894 and 896	Charles the Fat Charles the Fat Charles the Fat was the King of Alemannia from 876, King of Italy from 879, western Emperor from 881, King of East Francia from 882, and King of West Francia from 884. In 887, he was deposed in East Francia, Lotharingia, and possibly Italy, where the records are not clear...
	Ota of Neustria	Berengar I of Neustria Berengar I of Neustria Berengar I was a 9th-century nobleman of East Francia, a son of Gebhard, Count of Lahngau, and younger brother of Udo. He and his brother were created Margraves of Neustria by Charles the Bald in 861.... (Conradines)	874	before the end of 888		8 December 899 husband's death	after 30 November 903	Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887, the disputed King of Italy from 894 and the disputed Holy Roman Emperor from February 22, 896 until his death.-Birth and Illegitimacy:...
	Oda of Saxony	Otto I, Duke of Saxony Otto I, Duke of Saxony Otto , called the Illustrious by later authors, was the Duke of Saxony from 880 to his death. He was the younger son of Duke Liudolf of Saxony and his wife Oda of Billung, and succeeded his brother Bruno as duke after the latter's death in battle in 880... (Liudolfings)	884	27 March/13 June 897		13 August 900 husband's death	2 July after 952	Zwentibold Zwentibold Zwentibold was the illegitimate son of the Carolingian Emperor Arnulf of Carinthia. In 895 his father, then king of East Francia, granted him the Kingdom of Lotharingia, which he ruled until his death.After his death he was declared a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church.- Life :Zwentibold...
	Frederuna	-	884	1/18 April 907	1 November 911 husband's election	10 February 917		Charles the Simple Charles the Simple Charles III , called the Simple or the Straightforward , was the undisputed King of France from 898 until 922 and the King of Lotharingia from 911 until 919/23...
	Eadgifu of England Eadgifu of England Eadgifu or Edgifu, also known as Edgiva or Ogive was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd. She was born in Wessex.- Marriage to the French King :...	Edward the Elder Edward the Elder Edward the Elder was an English king. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex... (Wessex House of Wessex The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic, refers to the family that ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex. This House was in power from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex to the unification of the Kingdoms of England.... )	902/05	7 October 919		919/23 husband's desposition	after 955
In 922, Lotharingia was subsumed into the Kingdom of Germany Kingdom of Germany The Kingdom of Germany developed out of the eastern half of the former Carolingian Empire.... .

House of Ardennes-Metz, 959–1033

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Queen	Ceased to be Queen	Death	Spouse
	Beatrice of Bar Beatrice of Bar Beatrice of Bar was the marchioness of Tuscany from 1053 to her death as the wife of Boniface III of Tuscany...	Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick II , son of Thierry I and Richilde von Blieskastel, daughter of Folmar III, Count in Bliesgau; was the count of Bar and duke of Lorraine, co-reigning with his father from 1019.... (Ardennes-Bar)	1017	1054	1065 husband's accession	1069 husband's death	18 April 1076	Godfrey III Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine Godfrey III , called the Bearded, was the eldest son of Gothelo I, duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine. By inheritance, he was count of Verdun and he became margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of the duke of Lower Lorraine...

Matfriding dynasty, 959–973

• Interregnum (973-977)

Carolingian dynasty, 977–1012

House of Ardennes-Verdun, 1012–1046

House of Luxembourg

House of Luxembourg

The House of Luxembourg was a late medieval German dynasty, which between 1308 and 1437 ruled the Holy Roman Empire, twice interrupted by the rivaling House of Wittelsbach.-History:...

, 1046–1065

House of Ardennes-Verdun, 1065–1076

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Beatrice of Bar Beatrice of Bar Beatrice of Bar was the marchioness of Tuscany from 1053 to her death as the wife of Boniface III of Tuscany...	Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick II , son of Thierry I and Richilde von Blieskastel, daughter of Folmar III, Count in Bliesgau; was the count of Bar and duke of Lorraine, co-reigning with his father from 1019.... (Ardennes-Bar)	1017	mid 1054	18 May 1065 husband's accession	30 December 1069 husband's death	18 April 1076	Godfrey III Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine Godfrey III , called the Bearded, was the eldest son of Gothelo I, duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine. By inheritance, he was count of Verdun and he became margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of the duke of Lower Lorraine...
	Matilda of Tuscany Matilda of Tuscany Matilda of Tuscany was an Italian noblewoman, the principal Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy. She is one of the few medieval women to be remembered for her military accomplishments...	Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany (Canossa)	1046	May 1069	30 December 1069 husband's accession	26/27 February 1076 husband's death	24 July 1115	Godfrey IV Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine Godfrey IV , known as the Hunchback, was a son of Godfrey the Bearded, whom he succeeded as duke of Lower Lorraine in 1069. His mother was Doda and his sister was Ida....

House of Limburg

Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty

The Ardennes-Verdun dynasty is used as a label on the dynasty centered on Verdun who dominated Lotharingia in the 11th century.The founder of the dynasty was Godfrey, known as the Captive. He was a son of Count Gozlin, brother of bishop Adalbero of Metz, and Uda, a daughter of Gerard, Count of...

, 1101–1106

House of Leuven, 1106–1129

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Ida of Chiny	Otto II, Count of Chiny (Chiny)	1078	1099/1105	1106 husband's accession	1117/25		Godfrey VI Godfrey I of Leuven Godfrey I , called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the landgrave of Brabant, and count of Brussels and Leuven from 1095 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine from 1106 to 1129...
	Clementia of Burgundy Clementia of Burgundy Clementia of Burgundy was Countess of Flanders by marriage and acted as regent while her husband was on crusade.-Family:She was the daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and a noblewoman named Stephanie de Etiennette. Pope Callixtus II was her brother.-Life:In 1097, she married Robert II, Count...	William I, Count of Burgundy William I, Count of Burgundy William I , called the Great , was Count of Burgundy and Mâcon from 1057 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy... (Ivrea)	1070/78	1120/25		1129 husband's abdication	1129/33

House of Limburg

Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty

The Ardennes-Verdun dynasty is used as a label on the dynasty centered on Verdun who dominated Lotharingia in the 11th century.The founder of the dynasty was Godfrey, known as the Captive. He was a son of Count Gozlin, brother of bishop Adalbero of Metz, and Uda, a daughter of Gerard, Count of...

, 1125/29–1139

House of Leuven, 1139–1190

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Luitgarde of Sulzbach	Berengar I of Sulzbach (Babenberg)	1109	1139	16 July 1139 husband's ascession	13 June 1142 husband's death	1162/63	Godfrey VII Godfrey II of Leuven Godfrey II was the count of Leuven, landgrave of Brabant by inheritance from 23 January 1139. He was the son of Godfrey I and Ida of Chiny...
	Margaret of Limburg	Henry II of Limburg Henry II of Limburg Henry II was the duke of Limburg from 1139 and count of Arlon from 1147 to his death. He was the son of Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Jutta of Guelders, daughter of Gerard I of Guelders. He succeeded his father in Limburg with the title of duke, but Conrad III refused to grant him Lower... (Limburg Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty The Ardennes-Verdun dynasty is used as a label on the dynasty centered on Verdun who dominated Lotharingia in the 11th century.The founder of the dynasty was Godfrey, known as the Captive. He was a son of Count Gozlin, brother of bishop Adalbero of Metz, and Uda, a daughter of Gerard, Count of... )	1135	1155/58		1172		Godfrey VIII Godfrey III of Leuven Godfrey III was count of Leuven , landgrave of Brabant, margrave of Antwerp, and duke of Lower Lorraine from 1142 to his death.He was the son of Godfrey II and Lutgarde of Sulzbach...
	Imagina of Loon	Louis I, Count of Loon (Loon)	-	1180		21 August 1190 husband's death	5 June 1214
Lower Lotharingia ceased to exist and had lost its territorial authority at the Diet of Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg.... . Later duchesses were called the Duchess of Lothier, who were also the Duchess of Brabant Duchess of Brabant The Duchess of Brabant is the woman married to the heir to the Belgian throne, the Duke of Brabant. But this was only as of 1840 when it was revived as an honorific title for the Crown Prince of the newly created Kingdom of Belgium...  and Limburg Duchess of Limburg - House of Ardennes, 1065–1119 :- House of Ardennes, 1119-1283 :*Interregnum - House of Leuven, 1288-1406 :- House of Valois, 1406-1482 :- House of Habsburg, 1482-1700 :- House of Bourbon, 1700–1706 :... .

House of Ardennes-Bar, 959–1033

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Beatrice of Paris	Hugh the Great Hugh the Great Hugh the Great or Hugues le Grand was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo. He was born in Paris, Île-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987... (Robertians)	938-940	10 September/12 November 954	959 duchy divided	18 May 978 husband's death	23 September 1003	Frederick I Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick I was the count of Bar and duke of Upper Lorraine. He was a son of Wigeric, count of Bidgau, also count palatine of Lorraine, and Cunigunda, and thus a sixth generation descendant of Charlemagne....
	Richilde of Metz	Folmar III, Count of Bliesgau and Metz (Metz)	-	985/992		between 11 April 1026 and 12 January 1027 husband's death	-	Theodoric I
	Matilde of Swabia	Herman II, Duke of Swabia Herman II, Duke of Swabia Herman II was the Conradine duke of Swabia from 997 to his death, as the son of and successor Conrad I.Herman opposed the election of Henry IV, Duke of Bavaria, as king of Germany because he himself had been a contender... (Conradines)	988/995	1012–1016	1019 husband's accession	17/18 May 1026 husband's death	20 July 1031/1032	Frederick II Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick II , son of Thierry I and Richilde von Blieskastel, daughter of Folmar III, Count in Bliesgau; was the count of Bar and duke of Lorraine, co-reigning with his father from 1019....

House of Ardennes-Verdun, 1033–1046

House of Ardennes-Metz, 1047–1453

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Clemence de Foix	No indication has been found of the name of Duke Adalbert's wife. In 1960, Szabolcs de Vajay hypothesized that Adalbert was count of Longwy and father-in-law of William VII, Duke of Aquitaine and William I, Count of Burgundy William I, Count of Burgundy William I , called the Great , was Count of Burgundy and Mâcon from 1057 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy... , and that his wife was the said Clémence of Foix, daughter of the Count of Foix. (Annales de Bourgogne, Vol 32 (1960) 258-261), and has been followed in this by Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, Line 144-22. However, de Vajay subsequently published an unqualified retraction of his hypothesis in "Parlons encore d'Etiennette" in Onomastioque et Parente dans l'Occident medieval (Prosopographica et Genealogica, no.3), K. S. B. Keats-Rohan and C. Settipani, eds. (2000), pp. 2-6.						Adalbert Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine Adalbert was the Duke of Upper Lorraine from 1047 until his death. He was the first son of Gerard de Bouzonville , Count of Metz, and Gisela ....
	Hedwig of Namur	Albert I, Count of Namur Albert I, Count of Namur Albert I was the son of Robert I, Count of Lomme. He became Count of Namur in 998.He married Ermengarde, daughter of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and had three children:*Liutgard of Namur*Albert II, Count of Namur... (Namur)	1005/10	-	1048 husband's accession	6 March 1070 husband's death	28 January 1080	Gerard Gerard, Duke of Lorraine Gerard IV, Duke of Alsace was the count of Metz and Chatenois from 1047/1048, when his brother Duke Adalbert resigned them to him on becoming the Duke of Upper Lorraine. On Adalbert's death the next year, Gerard became duke and was so until his death...
	Hedwig of Formbach	Frederick, Count of Formbach	-	1075/1080		1090/93		Theodoric II
	Gertrude of Flanders Gertrude of Flanders Gertrude of Flanders is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder . She was played by Elspet Gray.In the series, she is the Queen of Flanders in her own right and the wife of King Richard of England and Scotland and mother of Princes Harry and Edmund.In attitude, Gertrude mainly...	Robert I, Count of Flanders Robert I, Count of Flanders thumb|Robert I of FlandersRobert I of Flanders , known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 to 1092.-History:... (Flanders)	1080	15 August 1095		23 January 1115 husband's death	1117
	Adelaide of Leuven Adelaide of Leuven Adelaide of Leuven was the wife of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine . She was the daughter of Henry III of Leuven and his wife Gertrude of Flanders...	Henry III, Count of Leuven (Leuven)	before 1095	1112/13	23 January 1115 husband's accession	13 April 1138 husband's death	4 November, after 1158	Simon I Simon I, Duke of Lorraine Simon I was the duke of Lorraine from 1115 to his death, the eldest son and successor of Thierry II and Hedwige of Formbach....
	Judith-Bertha of Swabia	Frederick II, Duke of Swabia Frederick II, Duke of Swabia Frederick II , called the One-Eyed, was the second Hohenstaufen duke of Swabia from 1105. He was the eldest son of Frederick I and Agnes.... (Hohenstaufen)	1123	25 March 1139		13 May 1176 husband's death	18 October 1194 or 25 March 1195	Matthias I Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine Matthias I was the duke of Lorraine from 1138 to his death as the eldest son and successor of Simon I and Adelaide. Like his forefathers going back to Thierry II and even to Adalbert, he was a stern supporter of the king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor...
	Agnes of Veldenz	Gerlach I, Count of Veldenz (Veldenz Count of Veldenz The County of Veldenz was a principality in the contemporary Land Rhineland-Palatinate. The county was located partially between Kaiserslautern, Sponheim and Zweibrücken, partially on the Mosel in the so-called Erzstift Trier... )	-	-	13 May 1176 husband's accession	-		Simon II Simon II, Duke of Lorraine Simon II was the Duke of Lorraine from 1176 to 1205. He was the son and successor of Matthias I and Judith, daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia....
	Ida of Mâcon	Gerard I, Count of Mâcon and Vienne (Mâcon)	-	after 1190		1205 husband's abdication	1227
	Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla of Greater Poland Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla of Greater Poland Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla of Greater Poland , was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast, by marriage Lady of Bitsch and during 1205-1206 Duchess of Lorraine....	Mieszko III the Old Mieszko III the Old Mieszko III the Old , of the royal Piast dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 and High Duke of Poland, with interruptions, from 1173 until his death.... (Piast)	before 1153	1167	1205 husband's accession	7 April 1206 husband's death	before 1211/1223	Frederick I Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine Frederick I was the duke of Lorraine from 1205 to his death. He was the second son of Matthias I and Judith, daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia. He succeeded his brother, Simon II, who had already given him the county of Bitche in 1176 and had recognised him over the northern, germanophone...
	Agnes of Bar	Theobald I, Count of Bar Theobald I of Bar Jean Theobald I of Bar was count of Bar from 1190 until his death, and a count of Luxemburg from 1197 until his death. He was the son of Reginald II of Bar and his wife Agnès de Champagne... (Scarponnois)	1177	before mid-July 1189	7 April 1206 husband's accession	10 October 1213 husband's death	19 June 1226	Frederick II Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine Frederick II was the duke of Lorraine from 1206 to his death, son of Frederick I and Ludmilla, daughter of Mieszko III the Old, of the Piast Dynasty....
	Gertrude of Dagsburg Gertrude of Dagsburg Gertrude of Dagsburg was the daughter and heiress of Albert II, count of Metz and Dagsburg . She was a trouvère, and was married three times....	Albert II, Count of Dasbourg and Metz (Dagsburg)	1190 or May 1205	1206 or 1215	10 October 1213 husband's accession	17 February 1220 husband's death	30 March 1225	Theobald I Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine Theobald I was the duke of Lorraine from 1213 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick II and Agnes of Bar....
	Catherine of Limburg	Waleran III, Duke of Limburg Waleran III of Limburg Waleran III was initially lord of Montjoie, then count of Luxembourg from 1214. He became count of Arlon and duke of Limburg on his father's death in 1221. He was the son of Henry III of Limburg and Sophia of Saarbrücken.As a younger son, he did not expect to inherit... (Limburg)	1215	August 1225		24 June 1251 husband's death	18 April 1255	Matthias II Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine Matthias II was Duke of Lorraine from 1220 to his death. He was the son of Duke Frederick II and Agnes of Bar and succeeded his brother, Theobald I....
	Margaret of Navarre	Theobald I of Navarre Theobald I of Navarre Theobald I , called the Troubadour, the Chansonnier, and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234... (Champagne)	1240	10 July 1255		31 December 1302 husband's death	3 October 1307	Frederick III Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine Frederick III was the Duke of Lorraine from 1251 to his death. He was the only son and successor of Matthias II and Catherine of Limburg....
	Isabella de Rumigny	Hugh de Rumigny (Rumigny)	June 1263	23 May 1278	31 December 1302 husband's accession	13 May 1312 husband's death	after 7 December 1325	Theobald II Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine Theobald II was the duke of Lorraine from 1303 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick III and Margaret, daughter of King Theobald I of Navarre....
	Elisabeth of Austria Elisabeth of Austria (d.1353) Elisabeth of Austria , also known as Isabelle, was a daughter of Albert I of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol. She was a member of the House of Habsburg.- Family :Elisabeth was the tenth of twelve children...	Albert I of Germany Albert I of Germany Albert I of Habsburg was King of the Romans and Duke of Austria, the eldest son of German King Rudolph I of Habsburg and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenburg.-Life:... (Habsburg)	1285	1304 or 6 August 1306	13 May 1312 husband's accession	23 August 1328 husband's death	19 May 1353	Frederick IV Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine Frederick IV , called the Fighter, was the Duke of Lorraine from 1312 to his death.-Biography:Frederick was born in Gondreville, the son and successor of Theobald II and Isabella of Rumigny....
	Eleanor of Bar	Edward I, Count of Bar (Scarponnois)	-	25 June 1329		15 September 1333		Rudolph Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine Rudolph , called the Valiant , was the Duke of Lorraine from 1329 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick IV and Elisabeth, daughter of Albert I of Germany, a Habsburg, whence his name...
	Marie of Blois-Châtillon	Guy I, Count of Blois Guy I, Count of Blois Guy I of Blois-Châtillon , son of Hugh II of Châtillon and Beatrix of Dampierre, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1307–1342.... (Blois-Châtillon)	1323	30 May 1334		26 August 1346 husband's death	1363/1380
	Sophie of Württemberg	Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg Eberhard II, called "der Greiner" , Count of Württemberg from 1344 until 1392.Eberhard II was son of Count Ulrich III of Württemberg and Sofie of Pfirt. He married Countess Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen on September 17, 1342... (Württemberg House of Württemberg The Württemberg family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Württemberg. The House has its origins, according to recent research, probably in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty.-History:... )	1343	16 December 1361		26 April or 26/27 July 1369		John I John I, Duke of Lorraine John I was the duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death. As an infant of six months, he succeeded his father, Rudolph, who was killed in the Battle of Crécy. His mother was Mary, daughter of Guy I of Blois....
	Margaret of the Palatinate Margaret of the Palatinate Margaret of the Palatinate was the daughter of Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. She married Charles II, Duke of Lorraine on 6 February 1393. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen...	Rupert of Germany Rupert of Germany Rupert of Germany from the House of Wittelsbach was Elector Palatine from 1398 and German King from 1400 until his death... (Wittelsbach)	1376/79	5 February 1394		25 January 1431 husband's death	26/27 August 1434	Charles II Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Charles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....

House of Valois-Anjou

House of Valois-Anjou

The Valois House of Anjou, or the Younger House of Anjou, was a noble French family, deriving from the royal family, the House of Valois. They were monarchs of Naples, as well as various other territories....

, 1453-1473

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Marie de Bourbon	Charles I, Duke of Bourbon Charles I, Duke of Bourbon Charles de Bourbon was the oldest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.He was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424, and Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1434 to his death, although due to the imprisonment of his father after the Battle of Agincourt, he acquired... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... )	1428	1444	28 February 1453 husband's accession	7 July 1448		John II John II, Duke of Lorraine John II of Anjou was Duke of Lorraine from 1453 to his death. He inherited the duchy from his mother, Duchess Isabelle, during the life of his father, Duke René of Anjou, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples...

House of Vaudemont, 1473–1737

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Joan, Countess of Tancarville	William, Count of Tancarville (Harcourt House of Harcourt The House of Harcourt is a Norman family, descended from the Viking Bernard the Dane and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" , "Gesta verbis praevenient" , and "Le bon temps viendra ..... )	-	9 September 1471	24 July 1473 husband's accession	1485 marriage annulled	8 November 1488	René II René II, Duke of Lorraine René II was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508...
	Phillipa of Guelders	Adolf, Duke of Guelders Adolf, Duke of Guelders Adolf of Egmond was a Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen from 1465–1471 and in 1477.He was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders and Catherine of Cleves.... (Egmond)	9 November 1467	1 September 1485		10 December 1508 husband's death	26 February 1547
	Renée de Bourbon Renée of Bourbon Renée of Bourbon, Duchess of Lorraine also called, Renée, Lady of Mercœur, , was a daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier by Clara Gonzaga, and sister of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon....	Gilbert, Count of Montpensier Gilbert, Count of Montpensier Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier son of Louis de Bourbon and Gabrielle La Tour, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin d'Auvergne... (Bourbon-Montpensier House of Bourbon-Montpensier The House of Bourbon-Montpensier or Maison de Bourbon-Montpensier was a semi royal family. The name of Bourbon comes from a marriage between Marie de Valois, comtesse de Montpensier who married Jean de Bourbon - the duc de Bourbon... )	1494	26 June 1515		26 May 1539		Antoine Antoine, Duke of Lorraine Antoine , known as the Good, was Duke of Lorraine from 1508 until his death in 1544.-Biography:Antoine was born at Bar-le-Duc, the son of René II, Duke of Lorraine and Philippa of Guelders...
	Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark was a Danish princess who became Duchess-consort of Milan, then Duchess-consort of Lorraine...	Christian II of Denmark Christian II of Denmark Christian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:... (Oldenburg House of Oldenburg The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden... )	November 1521	10 July 1541	14 June 1544 husband's accession	12 June 1545 husband's death	10 December 1590	Francis I Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Francis I was a member of the French nobility. He was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544–1545.-History:...
	Claude de Valois Claude of Valois Claude of Valois was born at Fontainebleau on 12 November 1547 and died in Nancy on 21 February 1575. She was the second daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.-Biography:...	Henry II of France Henry II of France Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,... (Valois)	12 November 1547	19 January 1559		21 February 1575		Charles III Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles III , known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.-History:He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark...
	Margerita Gonzaga Margerita Gonzaga Margherita Gonzaga was the eldest daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici; she was also a sister of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Ferdinando I Gonzaga, Vincenzo II Gonzaga and Eleonora Gonzaga...	Vincent I of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (Gonzaga House of Gonzaga The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage... )	2 October 1591	24 April 1606	14 May 1608 husband's accession	31 July 1624 husband's death	7 February 1632	Henry II Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Henry II was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. His two daughters were Duchesses of Lorraine by marriage. He was also the brother-in-law of King Henry IV of France.-History and Family:...
	Christina of Salm Christina of Salm Christina of Salm, , was a duchess consort of Lorraine; married in 1597 to Francis II, Duke of Lorraine.Issue:# Henri de Lorraine, Marquis of Hattonchâtel died in childhood;...	Paul, Count of Salm (Salm House of Salm The House of Salm was a noble family originating in the Belgian Ardennes and ruling Salm. It is above all known for the experiences of the branch which came to be located in the Vosges Mountains and over time came to rule over a principality whose capital was Badonviller then Senones.Its notable... )	May 1575	1597	25 November 1625 husband's accession	1 December 1625 husband's abdication	31 December 1627	Francis II Francis II, Duke of Lorraine Francis II , was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois. He was Duke of Lorraine briefly in 1624, quickly abdicating in favour of his son.-Biography:...
	Nicolette of Lorraine Nicolette of Lorraine Nicole de Lorraine was Duchess of Lorraine and Bar from 1 August 1624 to 21 November 1625, and Duchess consort in 1625–1634. She was born in Nancy, the daughter of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Margerita Gonzaga...	Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Henry II was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. His two daughters were Duchesses of Lorraine by marriage. He was also the brother-in-law of King Henry IV of France.-History and Family:... (Vaudemont)	3 October 1608	23 May 1621	1 December 1625 husband's accession	19 January 1634 husband's abdication	2 February 1657	Charles IV Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Charles IV was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, and again from 1661 until 1675.- Biography :...
	Claude of Lorraine	Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Henry II was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. His two daughters were Duchesses of Lorraine by marriage. He was also the brother-in-law of King Henry IV of France.-History and Family:... (Vaudemont)	12 October 1612	17 February 1634		2 August 1648		Nicholas II Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine Nicholas Francis , 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...
	Béatrix de Cusance Béatrix de Cusance Béatrice de Cusance , was a duchess consort of Lorraine; married 1637 to Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine.Issue:*Francis de Lorraine ;...	Claude François de Cusance, Baron of Belvoir (Cusance)	27 December 1614	9 April 1637	1661 husband's restoration	5 June 1663		Charles IV Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Charles IV was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, and again from 1661 until 1675.- Biography :...
	Marie Louise d'Aspremont Marie Louise d'Aspremont Marie Louise d'Aspremont , was a duchess consort of Lorraine; married in 1665 to Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine.She was the daughter of Charles II, comte d'Aspremont....	Charles II, comte d'Aspremont (Aspremont)	1651/52	1665		18 September 1675 husband's death	23 October 1692
	Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans	Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Philippe of France was the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and his queen consort Anne of Austria. His older brother was the famous Louis XIV, le roi soleil. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orléans... (Orléans House of Orleans Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king... )	13 September 1676	13 October 1698		27 March 1729 husband's death	23 December 1744	Leopold Leopold, Duke of Lorraine Leopold , surnamed the Good, was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death.-Early life:Leopold Joseph Charles Dominique Agapet Hyacinthe was the son of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, a half-sister of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.At the time of...
	Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...	Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711... (Habsburg)	13 May 1717	12 February 1736		9 July 1737 Duchy given to Stanislas	29 November 1780	Francis III Stephen Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty...

House of Leszczyński, 1737-1766

See also

• Princess of Joinville
  Princess of Joinville
  -House of Vaudémont, 1417-1551:- House of Guise, 1551/2-1641:-House of Guise, 1654-1688:-House of Bourbon, 1654-1693:-House of Orléans, since 1693:-See also:*Duchess of Aumale*Duchess of Mayenne*Duchess of Lorraine*Duchess of Guise*Duchess of Orléans...
  
  
• List of consorts of Guise
• List of consorts of Bar
• Duchess of Nemours
• Duchess of Elbeuf
• Duchess of Mayenne
• Duchess of Aumale

Source

• LOTHARINGIA
• LORRAINE