Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as "the Great", was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.

Marriage
On 19 January 1559, he married Claude of France, daughter of King Henri II of France and Catherine de' Medici.

Children

 * 1) Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (1563–1624)
 * 2) Christina of Lorraine (16 August 1565 – 19 December 1637) married Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and had children.
 * 3) Charles of Lorraine (1567–1607), Cardinal of Lorraine and Bishop of Metz, Bishop of Strasbourg.
 * 4)  Antoinette of Lorraine (1568–1610) married Jean-Guillaume, Duke o Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
 * 5) Anne o Lorraine (1569–1576)
 * 6) Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572–1632)
 * 7) Catherine of Lorraine (1573–1648), Abbess of Remiremont.
 * 8) Elisabeth of Lorraine (1574–1635); married Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria.
 * 9) Claude of Lorraine (1575–1576)