List of rulers of Lorraine

[edit] Dukes of Lower Lorraine

Note that the numbering of the dukes varies between sources.

• Godfrey I (959–964)
• Richar (968–972)

[edit] Carolingian

• Charles (976–991)
• Otto (991–1012)

[edit] House of Ardennes–Verdun-Ename

• Godfrey II (1012–1023) (also known as Godfrey I)
• Gothelo I (1023–1044) (also duke of Uppoer Lorraine)
• Gothelo II (1044–1046)

[edit] House of Luxembourg

• Frederick (1046–1065)

[edit] House of Ardennes–Verdun

• Godfrey III the Bearded (1065–1069) (also known as Godfrey II, also duke of Upper Lorraine)
• Godfrey IV (1069–1076) (also known as Godfrey III)

[edit] Salian

• Conrad (1076–1087)

[edit] House of Ardennes–Bouillon

• Godfrey V (1087–1100) (also known as Godfrey IV)

[edit] House of Limburg

• Henry (1101–1106), also duke of Limburg

[edit] House of Leuven

• Godfrey VI (1106–1129) (also known as Godfrey V)

[edit] House of Limburg

• Waleran (1129–1139)

[edit] House of Leuven

• Godfrey VII (1139–1142) (also known as Godfrey VI)
• Godfrey VIII (1142–1190) (also known as Godfrey VII)

Passes to duke of Brabant.

[edit] Dukes of Upper Lorraine

[edit] House of Ardennes-Bar

• Frederick I (959–978)
• Thierry I (978–1026/1027)
• Frederick II (1026/1027)
• Frederick III (1026/1027–1033)

[edit] House of Ardennes-Verdun

• Gothelo (r. 1033–1044) (also duke of Lower Lorraine).
• Godfrey, the Bearded (r. 1044–1046) (also duke of Lower Lorraine)

[edit] House of Metz

• Adalbert (r. 1047–1048)
• Gerhard (r. 1048–1070)
• Thierry II (r. 1070–1115)
• Simon I (r. 1115–1138)
• Matthias I (r. 1138–1176)
• Simon II (r. 1176–1205)
• Frederick I (r. 1205–1206)
• Frederick II (r. 1206–1213)
• Theobald I (r. 1213–1220)
• Matthias II (r. 1220–1251)
• Frederick III (r. 1251–1302)
• Theobald II (r. 1302–1312)
• Frederick IV (r. 1302–1329)
• Rudolph (r. 1329–1346)
• John I (r. 1346–1390)
• Charles II (r. 1390–1431)
• Isabella (r. 1431–1453)
  • with her husband René, Duke of Anjou and King of Naples

[edit] House of Valois-Anjou

• John II of Anjou (r. 1453–1470), also King of Naples
• Nicholas I of Anjou (r. 1470–1473)

[edit] House of Vaudemont

Junior branch of the previous rulers of Ardennes–Metz

• René II (r. 1473–1508), also Duke of Bar
• Antoine, the Good (r. 1508–1544)
• Francis I (r. 1544–1545)
• Charles III (r. 1545–1608)
• Henry I, the Good (r. 1608–1624)
• Francis II (r. 1624)
• Charles IV (r. 1624–1634)
• Nicholas II (r. 1634–1661)
• Charles IV (r. 1661–1675)

From 1669 to 1697, Lorraine is occcupied by France.

• Charles V 1675–1690
• Leopold Joseph (r. 1690–1729)

From 1702 to 1714, under French occupation.

• Francis III Stephen (r. 1729–1737) in 1745 he became Holy Roman Emperor

[edit] House of Leszczyński

• Stanislaus Leszczyński (r. 1737–1766) former king of Poland
  • after him, the Duchy is inherited by his son in law, king Louis XV of France and incorporated in his dominions