List of rulers of Lorraine
House of Lorraine

List of rulers of Lorraine

Section Title: House of Lorraine
Table Section Text: None

Portrait	Name	Start term	End term	Note

-	René II	24 July 1473	10 December 1508	grandson of René I and Isabella; also Duke of Bar

-	Antoine	10 December 1508	14 June 1544

-	Francis I	14 June 1544	12 June 1545

-	Charles III	12 June 1545	14 May 1608

-	Henry II	14 May 1608	31 July 1624

-	Nicole	31 July 1624	25 November 1625	she was the daughter of Henry II; the estates of Lorraine eventually decided that she was not eligible to reign, and gave the crown to her uncle, Francis II; her husband and first cousin, Charles IV, would reign thereafter

-	Francis II	25 November 1625	1 December 1625	he immediately abdicated in favour of his son, Charles IV; died 1632

-	Charles IV	1 December 1625	19 January 1634	abdicated in favour of his brother

-	Nicholas II	19 January 1634	1 April 1634	fled into exile and abdicated in favour of his older brother; the duchy remained under effective French control for the next 27 years

-	Charles IV	1 April 1634	18 September 1675	nominally restored as a result of his brother's abdication; Lorraine was occupied by France, and the Duke in exile, from 1634 to 1661 and again from 1670 until his death

-	Charles V Leopold	18 September 1675	18 April 1690	He was in exile and Lorraine was occupied by France throughout his nominal reign

-	Leopold	18 April 1690	27 March 1729	He was in exile and Lorraine was occupied by France until 30 October 1697, when it was returned to Léopold Joseph; it was again occupied by France from 1702 to 1714, although the duke remained in place

-	Francis III Stephen	27 March 1729	9 July 1737	traded Lorraine in exchange for the Grand Duchy of Tuscany; elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1745; died 1765, husband of Empress Maria Theresa

Sentence(s)

Charles IV was Duke of Lorraine until his death in 1675, with an interruption in 1634, when he abdicated in favor of his brother, Nicholas.

final_sentence: Charles IV was Duke of Lorraine until his death in 1675, with an interruption in 1634, when he abdicated in favor of his brother, Nicholas.