Francois de Lorraine (1506–1525) was the Lord of
Lambesc, and a commander in the French army under
Francis I of France. He was a son of
René II, Duke of Lorraine
René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) 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& ...
and
Philippa of Guelders. He commanded the
Black Band of renegade Landsknechts at the
Battle of Pavia, and in the bitter combat that ensued between the Black Band and Frundsberg's Imperial Landsknechts, Lorraine was killed.
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1506 births
1525 deaths
Military leaders of the Italian Wars
French military personnel killed in action
16th-century French people
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