WEISS COLLECTION

FRANÇOIS II OF LORRAINE AND CHRISTINA OF SALM

ST. URBAIN, Ferdinand de: Lorraine, ca. 1720, Bronze, 47 mm
Obv: Bust (r) FRANC. II. D. G. DVX. LOTH[ier]. MARCH. D. C[alabriae]. B[arri]. Geldriae]. (Francis II, by the Grace of God, Duke of Lorraine, Marquess of Calabria, Bar and Guelders)
Rev: Bust (l) CHRISTINA. A. SALMIS. LOTH[ier]. C[alabriae]. B[arriae]. G[eldriae]. DVCISSA (Christina of Salms, Duchess of Lorraine, Calabria, Bar and Guelders)
Ref: From the Series of the Dukes and Duchesses of Lorraine. Forrer V, p.310 #50; Mirnik #32; Weiss BW774

Duke Francois II de Lorraine was born in 1572 in Nancy, France. He became Duke of Lorraine in 1625 and died in 1632. He married Countess Christina Katharine of Salm in 1597.

Countess Christine Katharine of Salm was born in 1575 in Salm, France. She died in 1637.

One of their children was the future Duke Nicolas Francois de Lorraine.

LINK to Dukes and Duchesses of Lorraine Family Tree (from wikipedia.com)

LINK to Biography of Francis II of Lorraine (from wikipedia.com)

LINK to Biography of Christina of Salm (from wikipedia.com)

LINK to engraving of Christina of Salm, from which St. Urbain apparently used for this medal.

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