Holinshed's Chronicles

Charles, Duke of Lorraine

Also known as: Charles duke of Loraine · Family: Lorraine · Role: duke · First appears: Henry V 3

Life events

  • c. 1414 · Hugh Capet usurped France's crown from Charles, Duke of Lorraine.(Henry V 3)
    • With: Hugh Capet
    • “Hugh Capet also, who vsurped the crowne vpon Charles duke of Loraine, the sole heire male of the line and stocke of Charles the great”

Henry V 3

  • rivals with Hugh Capet “Hugh Capet also, who vsurped the crowne vpon Charles duke of Loraine, the sole heire male of the line and stocke of Charles the great”
  • child: Ermengard “quéene Isabell his grandmother was lineallie descended of the ladie Ermengard daughter and heire to the aboue named Charles duke of Loraine”
  • elder kin: Charlemagne “Charles duke of Loraine, the sole heire male of the line and stocke of Charles the great”

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