Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine

Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine

Matthias II (c. 1193 – 9 February 1251) was Duke of Lorraine from 1220 to his death. He was the son of Duke Frederick II and Agnes of Bar and succeeded his brother, Theobald I. He immediately had to give away Nancy to his brother's widow, Gertrude of Dagsburg, who remarried to Theobald IV of Champagne, whose suzerainty Matthias had to recognize, due to the fruitless wars his brother had waged against an imperial coalition. Theobald had hoped to get his hands on the county of Metz, but failing that, he repudiated Gertrude. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine is the 12,636th most popular politician (down from 11,932nd in 2019). (down from 2,941st in 2019)