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Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine

1609 - 1670

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Nicholas Francis (French: Nicolas François; 6 December 1609 – 25 January 1670), also known as Nicholas II, was briefly Duke of Lorraine and Duke of Bar for a few months in 1634, spanning the time between the abdication of his older brother and his own resignation. He was therefore duke during the invasion of Lorraine by the French in the Thirty Years War. He is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine is the 5,428th most popular politician (down from 4,384th in 2019), the 1,561st most popular biography from France (down from 1,340th in 2019) and the 378th most popular French Politician.

Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine was most famous for being a member of the House of Habsburg and for being the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine ranks 5,428 out of 19,576. Before him are Gajah Mada, Sextus Afranius Burrus, Pavel Milyukov, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Giuseppe Saragat, and Göran Persson. After him are Roberta Metsola, Abdelaziz of Morocco, Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, Gunderic, Mpande kaSenzangakhona, and Judith of Habsburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1609, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine ranks 8. Before him are John II Casimir Vasa, Frederick III of Denmark, Judith Leyster, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony. After him are Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Hanzade Sultan, Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Kâtip Çelebi, and Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi. Among people deceased in 1670, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine ranks 7. Before him are John Amos Comenius, Henrietta of England, Frederick III of Denmark, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Johann Rudolf Glauber, and Louis Le Vau. After him are Salomon van Ruysdael, Bartholomeus van der Helst, Giovanna Garzoni, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Niccolò Zucchi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine ranks 1,561 out of 6,770. Before him are Sextus Afranius Burrus (1), Madame de Brinvilliers (1630), Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692), Charles, Duke of Brittany (1319), Aimé Jacquet (1941), and Patrice Chéreau (1944). After him are Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), Antoine Busnois (1430), Maria Francisca of Savoy (1646), Richardis (840), Alain Juppé (1945), and Chris Marker (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine ranks 378. Before him are Charles-Michel de l'Épée (1712), Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554), Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Maria of Montpellier (1182), Sextus Afranius Burrus (1), and Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692). After him are Alain Juppé (1945), Joseph Avenol (1879), Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464), Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746), Victorinus (300), and Guillaume de Beaujeu (1300).

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