Renata of Lorraine

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Renata of Lorraine
William V, Duke of Bavaria and his wife, Renata of Lorraine
Spouse(s)	William V, Duke of Bavaria
Noble family	House of Lorraine
Father	Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
Mother	Christina of Denmark
Born	20 April 1544(1544-04-20) Nancy
Died	22 May 1602(1602-05-22) (aged 58) Munich

Renata of Lorraine (20 April 1544, Nancy – 22 May 1602, Munich) was the daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. Her maternal grandparents were Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Burgundy. She married William V, Duke of Bavaria on 22 February 1568, in a large ceremony in Munich, which was described in detail by Massimo Troiano in his Dialoghi (1569).

Children

• Christoph, born in 1570, died the same year
• Christoph, born in 1572, died in 1580
• Maximilian I (1573–1651), future Duke and Elector of Bavaria
• Maria Anna of Bavaria 1574–1616, married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1600
• Philipp Wilhelm (22 September 1576 – 18 May 1598), Bishop of Regensburg from 1595, Cardinal from 1597
• Ferdinand, (6 October 1577 – 13 September 1650), Archbishop and prince-elector of Cologne (1612–1650)
• Eleonore Magdalena, born in 1579, died in 1580
• Karl (30 May 1580 – 27 October 1587)
• Albert VI (1584–1666), in 1612 married Mechthilde of Leuchtenberg (1588–1634)
• Magdalene of Bavaria (4 July 1587 – 25 September 1628). Her tomb is in: Hofkirche Neuburg a.d.Donau), in 1613 married Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1578–1663)

In the early 1560s, king Eric XIV of Sweden (1533–77, reigned 1560–68), a Lutheran, hoped to marry her and sent a deputation to propose her. Eric had several unsuccessful royal marriage plans at different times, but ultimately married his low-born mistress Karin Månsdotter. As to Renata, Eric's desire was mostly based on her being the granddaughter of king Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and thus one of heirs of that deposed monarch.

Whatever happened with king Eric's proposal, however, Renata's direct descendant Josephine of Leuchtenberg married one of Eric's successors, the future king Oscar I of Sweden and Norway in 1823. Renata's descent ascended the Swedish and Norwegian thrones in 1859 in person of Charles XV of Sweden and Norway and the Danish throne in person of Christian X of Denmark in 1912. All current monarchs of the three Scandinavian countries are Renata's direct blood descendants. Among her other numerous notable descendants are Franz Josef of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico.

Ancestry

v t e Princesses of Lorraine The generations start from the children of Réné II 1st Generation Princess Anne*  · Princess Isabelle*  · Princess Claude*  · Princess Catherine* 2nd Generation Anne, Princess of Orange  · Princess Élisabeth 3rd Generation Reneta, Duchess of Bavaria  · Dorothea, Duchess of Calenberg*  · Princess Marguerite  · Princess Catherine  · Princess Marguerite  · Princess Christine  · Princess Louise  · Marie, Queen of Scotland  · Princess Louise  · Renée, Abbess of St. Pierre  · Antoinette, Abbess of Faremoutier  · Louise, Queen of France* 4th Generation Christine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany  · Antoinette, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.*  · Princess Anne*  · Catherine, Duchess of Nevers  · Élisabeth, Electress Palatine  · Princess Claude*  · Françoise, Duchess of Vendôme  · Catherine, Abbess of Remiremont*  · Princess Catherine*  · Princess Marie*  · Princess Christine*  · Princess Renée*  · Princess Jeanne*  · Louise Marguerite, Princess of Conti* 5th Generation Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine*  · Claude Françoise, Duchess of Lorraine  · Henriette, Princess of Lixheim*  · Marguerite, Duchess of Orléans*  · Princess Christine*  · Marie, Duchess of Guise*  · Françoise Renée, Abbess of Montmartre* 6th Generation Princess Marie Anne*  · Princess Anne Eléonore*  · Anne Marie Thérèse, Abbess of Remiremont*  · Princess Anne Marie*  · Princess Catherine Henriette*  · Béatrice Hiéronyme, Abbess of Remiremont*  · Élisabeth, Princess of Epinoy*  · Marie, Princess of Monaco  · Charlotte, Mademoiselle d'Armagnac  · Marguerite, Duchess of Cadaval  · Anne Élisabeth, Princess of Vaudémont  · Marie Eléonore, Abbess of Saint Jacques  · Marie Françoise, Abbess of Saint Germaine  · Suzanne Henriette, Duchess of Mantua  · Louise Anne, Princess of Navailles 7th Generation Princess Eléonore* 8th Generation Élisabeth Charlotte, Abbess of Remiremont*  · Princess Louise Christine*  · Princess Marie Gabrièle*  · Princess Joséphine Gabrièle*  · Princess Gabrièle Louise*  · Princess Eléonore*  · Élisabeth Thérèse, Queen of Sardinia*  · Anne Charlotte, Abbess of Remiremont*  · Louise Henriette Françoise, Duchess of Bouillon  · Élisabeth Sophie, Duchess of Richelieu  · Louise, Duchess of Bouillon 9th Generation Joséphine, Princess of Carignan  · Anne Charlotte, Abbess of Remiremont* died without issue