Born in
Nancy, Francis was the eldest son of
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and
Renée de Bourbon, daughter of
Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier. He was briefly engaged in the mid-1530s to
Anne of Cleves, who in 1540 would become the fourth wife of King
Henry VIII of England. Their betrothal would be used by Henry to break his marriage to Anne after six short months. On 10 July 1541, Francis married
Christina of Denmark in Brussels. Christina was a daughter of
King Christian II and
Isabella of Austria. Francis died at
Remiremont in 1545, leaving Duchess Christina as the
regent of Lorraine and as the guardian of their young children. ==Children==