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Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
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Léopold, I Duke of Lorraine (11 September 1679 – 27 March 1729) nicknamed the Good, was the ruling Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death. He was named in honour of his uncle Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. He was also responsible for the creation of the Château de Lunéville which was used as the ducal residence during his lifetime.
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Léopold I | |||||
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Duke of Lorraine, Bar and of Teschen | |||||
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Born | (1679-09-11)11 September 1679 Palace of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria | ||||
Died | 27 March 1729(1729-03-27) (aged 49) Château de Lunéville, Lorraine, France | ||||
Burial | Église Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, Nancy, France | ||||
Spouse | Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans | ||||
Issue | Louis, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine Léopold Clément, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Elisabeth Therese, Queen of Sardinia Charles Alexander of Lorraine Anne Charlotte, Abbess of Essen | ||||
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House | House of Lorraine | ||||
Father | Charles V, Duke of Lorraine | ||||
Mother | Eleanor of Austria | ||||
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The eldest son of Eleanor of Austria and Charles V of Lorraine, He was from a long established House of Lorraine which had ruled over the small sovereign Duchy of Lorraine since 1473.