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Claude of Valois
Duchess consort of Lorraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Claude of Valois. For the Duchess of Brittany, see Claude of France.
Claude of Valois (12 November 1547 – 21 February 1575) was a French princess as the second daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici,[1] and Duchess of Lorraine by marriage to Charles III, Duke of Lorraine.
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Claude of Valois | |
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Duchess consort of Lorraine | |
Tenure | 19 January 1559 – 21 February 1575 |
Born | 12 November 1547 Fontainebleau, France |
Died | 21 February 1575(1575-02-21) (aged 27) Nancy, France |
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House | Valois-Angoulême |
Father | Henry II of France |
Mother | Catherine de' Medici |
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