Claude-Françoise of Lorraine

Claude
Anonymous 17th-century portrait
Duchess consort of Lorraine
Tenure	17 February 1634 – 2 August 1648
Born	(1612-10-06)6 October 1612 Ducal Palace of Nancy, Lorraine
Died	2 August 1648(1648-08-02) (aged 35) Vienna, Austria
Burial	Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, Nancy
Spouse	Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine ​ ​ (m. 1634)​
Issue Details...	Charles V, Duke of Lorraine Anne Marie Thérèse, Abbess of Remiremont
Names Claude Françoise de Lorraine
House	Lorraine
Father	Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
Mother	Margherita Gonzaga

Claude of Lorraine (6 October 1612 – 2 August 1648) was the Duchess of Lorraine by marriage.

Born into an illustrious House of Lorraine, she was the younger daughter of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife, Princess Margherita Gonzaga. Her elder sister was Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine.

She married her first cousin Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine, at Lunéville on 18 February 1634 and had the following children:

• Ferdinand Philippe, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine, jure matris Duke of Bar (29 December 1639 – 1 April 1659)
• Charles Léopold, Duke of Lorraine (3 April 1643 – 18 April 1690); married Eleonora Maria of Austria and had issue;
• Anne Eléanore de Lorraine (12 May 1645 – 28 February 1648) died in infancy
• Anne Marie Thérèse de Lorraine (30 July 1648 – 17 June 1661); Abbess of Remiremont, no issue;
• Marie Anne de Lorraine (born 30 July 1648, date of death unknown).

Claude Françoise died in Vienna, aged 35, having given birth to twins, Marie Anne and Anne Marie. She was buried at the Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, Nancy, Lorraine.