René II, Duke of Lorraine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Duke of Lorraine
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Place of Birth: Angers, Pays de la Loire, France
About René II, Duke of Lorraine
- René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508.
- He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508.
- He succeeded his uncle John of Vaudémont as Count of Harcourt in 1473, exchanging it for the county of Aumale in 1495.
- He succeeded as Count of Guise in 1504.
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