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Renée of Bourbon

1494–1539

Born
1494
Country of birth
Duchy of Lorraine, today France
Died
5 Jun 1539, Nancy
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

    Birth, Nancy

  3. Child born: Nicolas of Lorraine, Duke of Mercœur

    Birth, Bar-le-Duc

  4. Died · Nancy

    Death, Nancy

What was it like?

The world around 1494: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Peasant women in the countryside wore a simple cloth over their heads to protect against bad weather, often folding it to create a hood under the chin.

Known for

Renée of Bourbon, Duchess of Lorraine, also called Renée, Lady of Mercœur, was a Duchess consort of Lorraine. She was a daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier by Clara Gonzaga, and sister of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon.

During their lifetime

  1. 1525

    Peasant rebellion suppressed in 1525

    In May 1525, Duke Antoine of Lorraine massacred a large peasant army at Saverne to suppress an insurrection that threatened the duchy.

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.