René II, Duke of Lorraine (born 1451)

René II, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1473 to 1508

René II 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…