Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine

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Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine was a 17th-century French noble and military leader whose turbulent reign was marked by shifting alliances and repeated conflicts with France during the Thirty Years' War and subsequent European power struggles.

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Charles of Lorraine 3
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
human
military leader
nobleman
ruler
ally Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Habsburg Spain
surface form: Spain (Habsburg Spain)
burialPlace Nancy
conflictWith Kingdom of France
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Lorraine
dateOfBirth 1604-04-05
dateOfDeath 1675-09-18
era 17th century
event his duchy was repeatedly occupied by French forces
was forced to abdicate and went into exile multiple times
father Francis II, Duke of Lorraine
givenName Charles
house House of Lorraine
militaryRank general
mother Christina of Salm
nativeLanguage French
nobleTitle Duke of Bar
Duke of Lorraine
notableFor loss and recovery attempts of the Duchy of Lorraine
repeated conflicts with France
shifting alliances between France, the Habsburgs, and other European powers
opponent Cardinal Richelieu
King Louis XIII
surface form: King Louis XIII of France

Louis XIV of France
surface form: King Louis XIV of France
participatedIn Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Thirty Years' War
various campaigns of the Holy Roman Empire
placeOfBirth Nancy
placeOfDeath Allenbach
positionHeld Duke of Bar
Duke of Lorraine
predecessor Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine
reignEnd 1634
1675
reignStart 1625
1661
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
servedIn Holy Roman Empire forces
surface form: Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire
spouse Béatrice de Cusance
Marie Louise d’Aspremont-Lynden
Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine
style His Highness
successor Charles V, Duke of Lorraine

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Duchy of Lorraine notableRuler Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
Battle of Rocoux commander Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
this entity surface form: Charles of Lorraine
Battle of Rocoux AustrianCommander Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
this entity surface form: Charles of Lorraine
Lutynia, Poland commandedBy Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
subject surface form: Battle of Leuthen
this entity surface form: Charles of Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine hasTitleHolder Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine