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Charles IV Leopold ( April 3 1643 – April 18 1690), was Duke of Lorraine between 1661 and 1669, when the region of Lorraine was annexed by France under the control of Louis XIV. He found refuge with the Habsburgs and in 1678 married archduchess Eleanor Maria Josepha of Austria (1653-1697), daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and dowager queen of Poland. They had several children, amongst which Leopold Joseph of Lorraine, who would recover the duchy to the family in 1697Events September 20 The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 St Paul's Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as "artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov" Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's fir.


See also: Dukes of Lorraine family treeThis is a family tree of the Duchy of Lorraine . It ranges from the foundation of the Longwy dynasty, in 1047, to the abdication of Francis III of Lorraine in 1737. See also Lorraine Family trees Family tree.


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Nicholas IINicholas II ( December 12 1612 January 25 1670), was Duke of Lorraine between 1634 and 1661, when he abdicated for his son. He was the youngest son of duke Francis II of Lorraine, destined to the church. Nicholas was Cardinal of Lorraine until 1634, when 		Duke of Lorraine Succeeded by:
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