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Biography of Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France 1553-1601

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1575 Coronation and Marriage of Henry III King France

1588 "Day of the Dagger" Assassination of Henry 1st Duke Guise

On 1st May 1549 [her father] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 24) and [her mother] Marguerite Egmont (age 32) were married in Brussels [Map]. He the son of [her grandfather] Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were third cousin once removed.

On 30th April 1553 Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France was born to [her father] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 28) and [her mother] Marguerite Egmont (age 36) in Nomeny.

In 1554 [her mother] Marguerite Egmont (age 37) died in Bar le Duc.

On 24th February 1555 [her father] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 30) and [her step-mother] Princess Joanna of Savoy Nemours (age 23) were married in Brussels [Map]. He the son of [her grandfather] Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 11th May 1569 [her father] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 44) and [her step-mother] Catherine Romula Duchess of Lorraine (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of [her grandfather] Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were first cousin once removed.

On 30th May 1574 Charles IX King France (age 23) died. His brother [her future husband] Henry (age 22) succeeded III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.

In 1575 [her future husband] Henry III King France (age 23) was appointed 361st Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 41).

Coronation and Marriage of Henry III King France

On 13th February 1575 [her future husband] Henry III King France (age 23) was crowned III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême at Reims Cathedral.

On 14th February 1575 Henry III King France (age 23) and Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France (age 21) were married at Reims Cathedral; the day after his coronation. She by marriage Queen Consort France. He the son of King Henry II of France and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 55). They were fourth cousins.

On 12th May 1575 [her husband] Henry III King France (age 23) Abdicated King France: Capet Valois Angoulême. His second cousin Henry (age 21) succeeded IV King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

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In 1576 [her brother-in-law] Francis Valois Duke Anjou (age 20) was appointed Duke Anjou.

On 23rd January 1577 [her father] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 52) died.

On 10th June 1584 [her brother-in-law] Francis Valois Duke Anjou (age 29) died of malaria unmarried.

"Day of the Dagger" Assassination of Henry 1st Duke Guise

On 23rd December 1588 Henry 1st Duke Guise (age 37), leader of the Catholic League, was assassinated at the Château de Blois by the King's bodyguard whilst [her husband] Henry III King France (age 37) looked on.

On 2nd August 1589 [her husband] Henry III King France (age 37) was assassinated.

On 29th January 1601 Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France (age 47) died at the Château de Moulins.

Royal Ancestors of Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France 1553-1601

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France 1553-1601

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine Count of Vaudémont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Countess of Harcourt

Great x 1 Grandfather: René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis of Naples 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Valois Anjou 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

GrandFather: Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egmont

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egmont

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Egmont

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Egmont

GrandFather: Jean Egmont

Mother: Marguerite Egmont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thibaud Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Jacques Luxemburg 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Jacques Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Françoise Luxemburg 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England