Son of Nicolas François de Lorraine (who was briefly Duke of Lorraine in 1634) and nephew of Duke Charles IV; he succeeded his uncle, at least in name, as Duke of Lorraine, but actually never reigned as he had been deprived of his rights of succession following the French invasion; entered the service of the Holy Roman empire, for which he fought during the third Dutch War; defended Vienna against the Ottomans (1683); married Eleanora Maria, sister of Emperor Leopold I, in 1678.
Size 14 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

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