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text: Balmoral

text: heart attack

text: hemiplegia

text: Ballater

text: St Paul's Walden Bury

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paragraph: David Bowes-Lyon

paragraph: Sir David Bowes-Lyon KCVO (2 May 1902 – 13 September 1961) was the sixth son and last child of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck, as well as their tenth and youngest child. His elder sister Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married Prince Albert, Duke of York (the future King George VI) the second son of King George V, in 1923 and became Queen Consort of the United Kingdom after the abdication of her husband's elder brother Edward VIII on 11 December 1936.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage and issue.

paragraph: On 6 February 1929, he married Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay (19 January 1907 – 21 January 1996), younger daughter of Herbert Henry Spender-Clay, they had two children, seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930 – 1 November 2017), married on 14 January 1960 to John Aymer Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair (9 October 1906 – 26 February 1996), they had three children and nine grandchildren:

paragraph: BULLET::::- John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (b. 4 September 1961), married on 17 June 2006 to The Hon. Emily Mary Julia Stonor (b. 1969), they have two children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hon. David Hew Dalrymple (b. 30 March 1963), married to Emma R. Woods and they have three children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Hon. Michael Colin Dalrymple (b. 1 April 1965), married in 1991 to Harriet Lucy Buxton (b. 29 December 1962), they have four children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon (b. 17 June 1932), married on 11 April 1966 to Caroline Mary Victoria Pike (b. 27 September 1940), they have four children and six grandchildren:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rosemary Pema “Rosie” Bowes-Lyon (b. 1968), married on 7 September 1996 to Nicholas David Kirkland Glazebrook, they have three children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fergus Alexander Bowes-Lyon (b. 1970), married in 2000 to Frances Margaret Anne Harris, they have two children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- David Victor Bowes-Lyon (b. 1973), married in 2002 to Jennifer Hurst (b. 1977), they have one son:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Andrew Simon Bowes-Lyon (b. 1979), married on 2 June 2012 to Melanie Fletcher, they have one daughter:

paragraph: Section::::Later life.

paragraph: During World War II, Bowes-Lyon was a member of the secret propaganda department Political Warfare Executive. He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1950 and Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1 July 1952 until his death.

paragraph: As a keen gardener, he was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1953 and served as President of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1953 to 1961. In 1960, he commanded the third World Orchid Conference.

paragraph: He was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1959 Birthday Honours. He was also a baptismal sponsor to his grandnephew Charles, Prince of Wales.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: He died at his sister's home, Birkhall, on the Balmoral estate, of a heart attack after suffering from hemiplegia on 13 September 1961, aged 59. The Queen Mother discovered him dead in bed. The funeral was held at Ballater, and he was buried at St Paul's Walden Bury.

paragraph: His widow died thirty-four years later on 21 January 1996, aged 89.

description: British noble

wikidata_label: David Bowes-Lyon

wikipedia_title: David Bowes-Lyon


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text: Buffalo Bills

text: 2003 NFL Draft

text: college football

text: North Carolina

text: New England Patriots

text: Cleveland Browns

text: Warsaw, North Carolina

text: football

text: basketball

text: Julius Peppers

text: 2003 NFL Draft

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text: Bobby April

text: injured reserve

text: New England Patriots

text: Larry Izzo

text: Joey Galloway

text: Greg Lewis

text: Tom Brady

text: Cleveland Browns

text: New England Patriots bio

text: North Carolina Tar Heels bio

categories: 1980 births,African-American players of American football,Cleveland Browns players,Living people,People from Clinton, North Carolina,American football wide receivers,North Carolina Tar Heels football players,New England Patriots players,Buffalo Bills players,Players of American football from North Carolina

paragraph: Sam Aiken

paragraph: Samuel Aiken (born December 14, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.

paragraph: He also played for the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Aiken attended James Kenan High School in Warsaw, North Carolina where he was an All-Conference honoree in football, basketball, and track and field. In track and field, he placed second at the North Carolina State Meet on the high jump.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: After graduating from high school, Aiken attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He appeared in all 11 games at wide receiver as a freshman in 1999, earning co-Most Outstanding Freshman honors with defensive end Julius Peppers. He recorded three catches for 16 yards, returned 13 kickoffs for a 21.2 average, and 12 punts for a 1.9 yard average. As a sophomore in 2000, Aiken again played in all 11 games and ranked third on the team with 29 receptions for 410 yards and three touchdowns. In 2001, Aiken led his team with 46 catches for 789 yards and eight touchdowns, second best in school history. He also played on all special teams units. As a senior in 2002, Aiken had 68 catches for 990 yards, both school records, as well as four touchdowns.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Buffalo Bills.

paragraph: Aiken was drafted in the fourth round (127th) overall of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He was primarily a special teams player in his five seasons for the Bills, covering kicks and punts for a Bobby April-coached unit that was consistently among the best in the league.

paragraph: As a rookie in 2003, Aiken played in five of the team's first 11 games, recording 3 receptions for 35 yards and two special teams tackles before being placed on injured reserve on November 26. In 2004, Aiken played in 16 games, recording a Buffalo career-high 11 catches for 148 yards as well as 14 special teams tackles. He started two games for the Bills in 2005 while playing in all 16; he caught four passes for 57 yards on the season while finishing second on the team with 24 special teams tackles. In 2006, Aiken played in 15 games and picked up 13 special teams tackles. In his final season with the Bills in 2007, Aiken played in 12 games, recording one catch for 10 yards and six special teams tackles.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New England Patriots.

paragraph: On March 3, 2008, Aiken was signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent. Aiken was active for 14 games in his first season with the Patriots, making two starts at wide receiver and recording eight receptions for 101 yards. He finished fifth on the team with 10 special teams tackles. In 2009, Aiken was named a special teams captain following the loss of former special teams ace Larry Izzo in free agency. He also played in an increased role in the offense following the release of offseason acquisitions Joey Galloway and Greg Lewis. He started 7 games for the Patriots, making a career-high 20 receptions for 326 yards. He also caught the first two touchdowns of his career, a 54-yarder in Week 7 and an 81-yarder in Week 13, the third longest career completion for quarterback Tom Brady. He finished the season with 14 games played and 11 special teams tackles. In October 2009, Aiken signed a contract extension through 2011. He was released during final cuts on September 4, 2010.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Cleveland Browns.

paragraph: Aiken was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 25, 2010. He was released on October 12, 2010.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Coaching.

paragraph: In 2012, Aiken returned to his college alma mater, North Carolina, to serve as a graduate assistant (GA) coach for the Tar Heels.

paragraph: Aiken lives in North Carolina with his wife Jade and five children.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- New England Patriots bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- North Carolina Tar Heels bio

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Sam Aiken

wikipedia_title: Sam Aiken


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paragraph: Rashad Baker

paragraph: Rashad Steward Baker (born February 22, 1982) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Tennessee.

paragraph: Baker was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and college career.

paragraph: Born in Camden, New Jersey, Baker attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden. Baker then attended the University of Tennessee. Although Tennessee recruited Baker as a wide receiver, Baker switched to free safety in the fourth game his freshman year; Baker never played as free safety while in high school. Baker started four seasons for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2000 to 2003 and also ran 110-meter hurdles on the Tennessee track team. With Tennessee, Baker started 41 of 45 games played and had 233 tackles, 11 interceptions, and 24 passes deflected. Baker made second-team All-SEC honors in 2001 as a sophomore and first-team All-SEC honors as a junior in 2002.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: A projected sixth-round pick for the 2004 NFL Draft, Baker was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004 and played for the team through the 2006 season. Baker started 3 games of 14 played in his rookie season 2004 and never started any of 14 games played in 2005. As a rookie, Baker had 22 tackles, 1 pass deflected, 1 interception with a 26-yard return, and 1 forced fumble in 2004. In 2005, Baker had 18 tackles, 1 pass deflected, and 1 interception returned for 18 yards.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Minnesota Vikings.

paragraph: On September 2, 2006, the Bills waived Baker. The Minnesota Vikings signed Baker the next day. Baker played one game as a reserve for the Vikings on October 1 and was released on November 4.

paragraph: Baker was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots on November 7, 2006. He played 5 games with the Patriots in 2006 with 5 tackles. In 2007, Baker played 8 games and had 12 tackles. He was released on December 19, 2007.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:First stint with Raiders.

paragraph: Baker was picked up by the Oakland Raiders off waivers on the same day he was waived by New England. In the 2008 offseason, Baker's jersey number was changed from 28 to 22 to accommodate free agent acquisition Gibril Wilson. He later changed his number to 27. In 2008, Baker played 10 games with 1 start for the Raiders and made 24 tackles, 4 passes deflected, and 3 interceptions.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Philadelphia Eagles.

paragraph: Baker signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 11, 2009. He was released on August 18.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Second stint with Raiders.

paragraph: Baker re-signed with the Raiders on August 19, 2009. His number 27 was taken by Jason Horton, so Baker chose number 32. He was released from the Raiders on September 5, 2009.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- New England Patriots bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oakland Raiders bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Philadelphia Eagles bio

description: Player of American football

wikidata_label: Rashad Baker

wikipedia_title: Rashad Baker


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paragraph: Eddie Kingston

paragraph: Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Eddie Kingston.

paragraph: He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling under the ring names Kingston and King. He is also well known for his work in Chikara, AAW Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Ring of Honor.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Chikara (2002–2016).

paragraph: Moore initially trained alongside BlackJack Marciano and Jigsaw under Kevin Knight at the Independent Wrestling Federation in Woodland Park, New Jersey (formerly West Paterson). After Moore was kicked out of the school, he became part of the second class of students to train at the Chikara Wrestle Factory, where he was taught by Mike Quackenbush and Chris Hero.

paragraph: Moore made his professional wrestling debut, under the ring name Eddie Kingston, on October 12, 2002, at Chikara's seventh event, where he and BlackJack Marciano, the team known collectively as the Wild Cards, defeated Melvin Snodgrass and Lester Crabtree in a tag team match. In 2003 Kingston and Marciano began feuding with Mister ZERO and UltraMantis, the team known collectively as Ultra/ZERO. The feud came to an end on July 5, when Ultra/ZERO defeated the Wild Cards in the semifinals of the 2003 Tag World Grand Prix, after which Kingston and Marciano moved on to feuding with Team F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Gran Akuma). The following year the Wildcards teamed up with Jigsaw to form the Toxic Trio, while Icarus and Akuma recruited the help of Mike Quackenbush. On May 22, 2004, the Toxic Trio faced Icarus, Akuma and Quackenbush in an Ultimate Jeopardy match, where Kingston's, Marciano's and Icarus' hair, Jigsaw's and Akuma's masks and Quackenbush's various championship belts were on the line. In the match Akuma forced Kingston to tap out and, as per stipulation of the match, both the Wild Cards were shaved bald, effectively ending the feud. On September 18, 2004, the Wild Cards won the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship and enjoyed reasonable success outside of Chikara, until a knee injury forced Marciano into retirement, thus disbanding the team.

paragraph: After taking a break from wrestling, Kingston returned to the ring in July 2005, turning "tecnico" and teaming with Sabian, Equinox and Quackenbush to take on The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Gran Akuma and Arik Cannon). On August 13, Hero defeated Kingston in a singles match, that would lead the two into feuding with each other over at Combat Zone Wrestling, while in Chikara they were kept apart from each other following the match. For a majority of 2006, Kingston had a rivalry against Larry Sweeney. Kingston and Sweeney traded many verbal and physical exchanges for months, and the feud culminated with a No Disqualification Strap match between the two at Chikara's last show of the year. Kingston won this match and the overall feud.

paragraph: In 2007, Kingston turned "rudo" (villainous) when he was pinned in an eight-man tag team match. Following the loss, Kingston attacked Hallowicked and attempted to remove his mask. The resulting feud lasted for over six months. During this time Kingston frequently forced his opponents to wear a replica of Hallowicked's mask. The feud ended when Kingston defeated Hallowicked in a Falls Count Anywhere match.

paragraph: Kingston, along with fellow BLKOUT stable members Joker and Ruckus, went on to the finals of the 2008 King of Trios tournament, coming up short against the team of El Pantera, Incognito and Lince Dorado, when Kingston tapped out to Dorado's Chikara Special. After the tournament Kingston was not seen in Chikara for two months, but when he returned in May, he quickly targeted the man who had forced him to tap out at King of Trios, Lince Dorado. Kingston defeated Dorado in back-to-back singles matches on July 13 and August 10, but both times Dorado refused to stay down and begged for more. On September 7 Kingston and Dorado face each other in their third singles match, which ended when referee Bryce Remsburg disqualified Kingston due to "excessive punishment". However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. After the restart, Kingston had himself disqualified by low blowing Dorado and then walked out, before declaring that he was done with Dorado, since he was making him mentally unstable with his actions.

paragraph: In late 2008 Kingston would team up with Brodie Lee and Grizzly Redwood to form an alliance that would later be named "The Roughnecks". In early 2009 The Roughnecks defeated the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (UltraMantis Black, Crossbones and Sami Callihan) to advance to the 2009 King of Trios, where they ended up being eliminated in the first round by Team Uppercut (Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson and Dave Taylor). Following the loss Kingston started a feud with Castagnoli, claiming that he had been embarrassed and disrepected. On May 24, 2009, at "Aniversario Yang" Kingston, who had claimed to being able to outwrestle Castagnoli, pinned him cleanly with an Oklahoma roll. After Castagnoli defeated Kingston via countout at the 2009 Young Lions Cup, the two of them were booked in a "Respect Match" at the season eight finale "Three-Fisted Tales", where the loser of the match had to show respect to the winner. Castagnoli won the match, but instead of showing respect, Kingston laid him out with a spinning back fist, after claiming that both him and his former tag team partner (Chris Hero) are shady and deserve respect from no one. At the end of the event Kingston's suspicions about Castagnoli were proven right as he turned "rudo" and formed the stable Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (BDK).

paragraph: On January 31, 2010, at the season nine premiere Kingston, now a tecnico, replaced Lince Dorado, after he had turned on his "tecnico" teammates and joined BDK, and teamed up with Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw and Equinox in an eight-man tag team match against Castagnoli, Ares, Tursas and Dorado. BDK won the match, when Castagnoli pinned Kingston after a low blow. After the match Kingston once again refused to show respect to Castagnoli and was therefore beaten down. On March 21 Kingston re-ignited his old feud with BDK's newest recruit Lince Dorado by facing him in a singles match. Dorado won by disqualification by taking his mask off behind the referees back and throwing it at Kingston, who was holding it when the ref turned around. This is an automatic disqualification as per lucha libre rules. After the match Kingston attacked Dorado, while also taking care of BDK members Pinkie Sanchez, Sara Del Rey and Tim Donst, who attempted to make the save, before he was stopped by Castagnoli, who once again demanded the respect he was owed from "Three-Fisted Tales". On May 23 Kingston was set to wrestle one of his idols, Tommy Dreamer, at Chikara's eighth anniversary show, but the match was ruined by an interference from Castagnoli and Ares. After Dreamer helped Kingston take care of BDK, the two made a challenge for a tag team match for Chikara's July 25 show in The Arena in Philadelphia. On July 25 at "Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Show" Kingston and Dreamer were defeated in a non-title tag team match by Ares and Castagnoli. On October 23 Kingston represented Chikara in the "torneo cibernetico" match, where the company's originals faced BDK. He eliminated Daizee Haze and Sara Del Rey from the match, before being stuck in a two-on-one disadvantage against BDK members Claudio Castagnoli and Tursas. Castagnoli was disqualified from the match, after low blowing Kingston, but Kingston managed to come back and pin Tursas to win the 2010 "torneo cibernetico". On March 13, 2011, in Brooklyn, New York, Castagnoli defeated Kingston, after hitting him with a chain, in a grudge match fifteen months in the making. The following September, Kingston made his first tour of Japan, with the Osaka Pro Wrestling promotion, which had a working relationship with Chikara. During the tour, Kingston teamed with the villainous Joker stable.

paragraph: From May to October 2011, Kingston took part in "", a tournament used to determine the first ever Chikara Grand Champion. Kingston ended up winning his block of the tournament with a record of four wins and one loss to set up a final match with the winner of the other block, Mike Quackenbush. On November 13 at Chikara's first internet pay-per-view, High Noon, Kingston defeated Quackenbush to become the first Chikara Grand Champion. On February 26, 2012, Kingston made his first defense of the Grand Championship, defeating Vin Gerard, with whom he had developed a rivalry during the "12 Large: Summit". On March 25, Kingston defeated Brodie Lee in his second title defense. Kingston made his third successful title defense on April 28, defeating Kevin Steen via disqualification in an interpromotional match between Chikara and Ring of Honor. Kingston followed up by making successful title defenses against Jigsaw on May 20 at Chikara's tenth anniversary event, Dasher Hatfield on June 24 and Sara Del Rey on July 28. On September 15, during the second night of the 2012 King of Trios, Kingston made his seventh successful title defense against Osaka Pro Wrestling representative Tadasuke. Afterwards, Kingston was attacked by Tim Donst. On November 18, Kingston led a team to take on Team Steen in the ninth annual "torneo cibernetico" match. After Kingston managed to eliminate Steen, he was himself pinned for the win by Tim Donst. On December 2, Kingston defeated Donst in the main event of Chikara's third internet pay-per-view, Under the Hood, to retain the Grand Championship for the eighth time. Kingston's ninth successful defense took place during Chikara's first weekend of 2013 on February 10, when he defeated Kevin Steen. Kingston was next scheduled to defend his title against Green Ant on March 9, but ended up no-showing the event. Kingston later revealed that he had gotten drunk the previous night, punched a mirror in his hotel room and injured a tendon in his hand. On April 6, Kingston defeated Hallowicked for his tenth successful defense of the Grand Championship. During the weekend of May 3 and 4, Kingston made two more successful title defenses against Green Ant and Mark Angelosetti. Kingston's thirteenth successful title defense took place on May 18 against Archibald Peck. Kingston's fourteenth defense on June 2 at ended in controversy, when, just as his challenger Icarus had locked him in a submission hold, the ring was attacked by a group named "Condor Security", ending the match in a no contest.

paragraph: After a one-year hiatus, Chikara returned on May 25, 2014, with You Only Live Twice, where Kingston lost the Grand Championship to Icarus, ending his two and a half year reign. Afterwards, Kingston turned "rudo" and joined the Flood stable in order to regain the Grand Championship. The alliance, however, was short-lived with Kingston turning on the Flood on September 21. This led to a rivalry between Kingston and Flood's second-in-command, Jimmy Jacobs, which culminated on December 6 at Tomorrow Never Dies, where Kingston defeated Jacobs in a grudge match.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Combat Zone Wrestling (2004–2012).

paragraph: Kingston joined Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and was almost immediately placed in the role of enforcer and mouthpiece in the BLKOUT faction. Kingston and fellow BLKOUT member Joker won the CZW World Tag Team Championship from the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) on February 11, 2006, at "Seven Years Strong: Settling The Score." Seven months later on September 9, Kingston defeated Chris Hero to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship after an extended feud. As a result of winning the CZW World Championship, BLKOUT vacated the tag team championship, and the Kings of Wrestling won them in a tournament, but were attacked by BLKOUT afterwards. After a successful world title defence against Justice Pain at "Night of Infamy 5", due to Hero interfering and accidentally hitting Pain, Kingston lost the title to Pain in a three-way elimination match, also involving Hero. Kingston was eliminated first, after suffering a legitimate broken ankle, after botching a backdrop.

paragraph: At the following show, Hero challenged Kingston to a Loser Leaves Town match when he returned. In his return match at "Redemption" on March 10, 2007, Kingston defeated Hydra. On April 7, at "Out With the Old, In With the New", Kingston defeated Hero in a Loser Leaves Town match. Following the match, CZW owner John Zandig went to the ring and publicly fired Kingston for "ongoing misconduct". This was suspected by many to be an angle, but was later found out to have been legitimate. Kingston released a public interview on YouTube discussing the matter, but the footage was removed only hours later.

paragraph: Kingston did not appear in CZW for nearly a year following this, but eventually made his return at "New Years Resolutions" on January 12, 2008, in the main event for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. Kingston returned to Combat Zone Wrestling on February 14, 2009, at its "10th Anniversary Show", in a losing effort to CZW World Heavyweight Champion Drake Younger in a No Rope Barbed Wire Deathmatch. Kingston and Younger went on to defeat The Best Around (TJ Cannon and Bruce Maxwell) on April 10, 2010, to win the CZW World Tag Team Championship. After a successful title defense on June 12 against Cult Fiction (Brain Damage and Masada), Kingston threw his World Tag Team Championship belt down and once again quit CZW. Kingston's title reign officially ended on July 10, when CZW owner DJ Hyde stripped him and Younger of the title.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2007–2008).

paragraph: On November 11, 2007, Kingston debuted in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) as Human Tornado's mystery tag team partner. It was revealed earlier on that Tornado's opponent, Chris Hero, had also picked Kingston as his partner, but Kingston had chosen to side with Tornado. Kingston and Tornado lost a Handicap match to Hero via a disqualification caused by Claudio Castagnoli. Post-match, the three men collectively attacked Hero and showed signs of the forming of a new stable.

paragraph: On January 5, 2008, Tornado, Castagnoli and Kingston defeated the three-person unit of Hero, Necro Butcher and Hero's then-valet Candice LeRae in a No Disqualification match. The competing stables would have a variety of matches against each other throughout the year, with various members facing off one-on-one. As a team, Kingston and Castagnoli were also involved in a brief feud against The Dynasty (Joey Ryan and Scott Lost), which began when they interfered in a PWG World Tag Team Championship match between The Dynasty and challengers the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) on May 7. A title match was booked between Castagnoli and Kingston and The Dynasty on two consecutive shows, both of which Kingston missed. Soon after missing the second event, Kingston's name was removed from the roster page.

paragraph: On August 30, it was announced that Kingston would return for "All Star Weekend VII". On "Night One", he competed in a four-way match for the PWG World Championship; participants included Necro Butcher, former champion Low Ki, and defending champion Hero, who pinned Kingston to retain. Following the match, Kingston assaulted Hero, forcing PWG officials to pull them apart. On "Night Two", Kingston was defeated by Necro Butcher in a Necro Butcher Rules match.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (2004–2008).

paragraph: Kingston has made on-and-off appearances for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South since 2004. During that year, most of his activity involved tagging with Marciano as the Wild Cards. The duo won the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship once, and successfully defended them on numerous occasions. After Marciano's retirement, however, Kingston's Mid-South work mainly involved one-on-one matches, including a lengthy feud against Ian Rotten. He also rekindled his feud with Hero during the 2007 Ted Petty Invitational, and on the final night of the tournament, Kingston defeated Hero in a Last Man Standing match, which is considered the 2007 Match of the Year for the company.

paragraph: On December 7, 2007, Kingston won a four-way elimination match against Hero, then-champion Quackenbush, and Chuck Taylor to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. On April 11, 2008, Kingston no-showed a scheduled event, resulting in IWA Mid-South owner Ian Rotten stripping him of the championship. Rotten told the crowd that Kingston was "going through some personal problems", but that he was welcome back to the promotion once he got his act together. Kingston participated in the 2008 Ted Petty Invitational tournament, defeating Necro Butcher in the first round on Night One, but losing to Sami Callihan in the quarter-finals.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Ring of Honor (2006–2014).

paragraph: Kingston made his first appearance in Ring of Honor at "Death Before Dishonor IV" on July 15, 2006, as the fifth member of Team CZW in the Cage of Death match, which Team CZW lost.

paragraph: Kingston's next appearance was on March 14, 2008, when he showed up in the audience during a match between The Vulture Squad and Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson. During the match, Kingston harassed Ruckus, a member of The Vulture Squad in ROH and Kingston's stablemate in BLKOUT in other promotions, and claimed he'd be in Philadelphia on March 16, 2008 during ROH's Take No Prisoners pay-per-view. During the non-pay-per-view portion of the show, Kingston, Sabian and Robbie Morino of BLKOUT got into a brawl with Jigsaw and Julius Smokes of The Vulture Squad, while Ruckus tried to restrain both factions.

paragraph: In June it was announced that BLKOUT was planning on disrupting ROH's pay-per-view taping, Respect is Earned II, on June 7. The Vulture Squad responded with Jigsaw challenging Kingston to face him in a match. Kingston appeared with BLKOUT, but failed to defeat Jigsaw, while Ruckus again tried to calm down both of his stables.

paragraph: Kingston wrestled at the "Ring of Honor Wrestling" tapings on March 1, 2009, in Philadelphia, defeating Sami Callihan. Kingston then appeared on the March 18 ROH videowire, and soon after re-developed his feud with Chris Hero. On December 19, 2009, at Final Battle 2009, ROH's first live pay-per-view, Kingston defeated Hero in a "Fight Without Honor" match to win the feud.

paragraph: Kingston returned to ROH on March 4, 2012, at the 10th Anniversary Show, where he represented Chikara as the Grand Champion and had a confrontation with Kevin Steen. This led to a Grand Championship match in Chikara, where Kingston defeated Steen via disqualification. Kingston returned to ROH at the June 29 tapings of "Ring of Honor Wrestling", saving Mike Mondo from Steen and Jimmy Jacobs. He then went on to unsuccessfully challenge Steen for the ROH World Championship on August 11 at Boiling Point.

paragraph: On August 17, 2013, Kingston returned to ROH, forming a new tag team with Homicide. In their return match, the two defeated Marshall Law (Q.T. Marshall and R.D. Evans). Following the main event of the evening, Kingston and Homicide attacked new ROH World Tag Team Champions, reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly), before announcing their intention of taking down "corporate ROH" and revealing their team name as "Outlaw Inc.". Kingston and Homicide, however, claimed that they had come to ROH to help Match Maker Nigel McGuinness and take out those they felt were bad for the promotion. As part of the gimmick, Kingston and Homicide wore suits and followed the Code of Honor. After defeating The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) on November 16, Outlaw Inc. were named the next challengers for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Outlaw Inc. received their title shot on December 14 at Final Battle 2013, but were defeated by reDRagon. Post-match, Kingston and Homicide announced that they were no longer going to play by ROH's rules. Kingston's last few ROH appearances were in the spring of 2014. After Homicide and Eddie jumped Kevin Steen and Cliff Compton during their No DQ match a tag team match was announced. This tag match saw Outlaw inc. losing and they were never seen again.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Jersey All Pro Wrestling.

paragraph: Kingston is a regular in the New Jersey–based Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) organization. After winning a number one contenders match on February 24, Kingston defeated Bandido, Jr. on February 28 at JAPW's "Jersey City Rumble" to win the JAPW New Jersey State Championship. He would hold the title for little over two months before losing it to Archadia. On January 23, 2010, at JAPW's 12th Anniversary Show, Kingston had his biggest match to date in the promotion, unsuccessfully challenging Dan Maff for the JAPW Heavyweight Championship. Kingston returned to JAPW on April 14, 2012, when he and Homicide defeated Philly's Most Wanted (Blk Jeez and Joker) to win the vacant JAPW Tag Team Championship.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2016–2017).

paragraph: Kingston was revealed as a member of the masked gang Death Crew Council (DCC) on the November 10, 2016 episode of Impact. The DCC made their Impact Zone debut on the October 20 episode of "Impact Wrestling", when they attacked The Tribunal, following the latter's loss to TNA World Tag Team Champions, The Broken Hardys. The DCC continued their assault on TNA wrestlers, attacking Robbie E and Grado on the October 27 episode of "Impact Wrestling". On the November 3 episode of "Impact Wrestling", the DCC attacked the Tag Champions. As the faction was leaving, the Hardys challenged them to an immediate match and put their titles on the line; whether this was a handicap match or not and what its official result was have never been specified. The match devolved into a backstage fight during which Matt Hardy suffered amnesia after being knocked off a forklift by one of the DCC members. The DCC unmasked themselves on the following episode of "Impact Wrestling" after laying out TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards following his successful title defense against Eli Drake. On the November 17 episode of "Impact Wrestling", Kingston made his Impact in-ring debut teaming with Storm and Bram to defeat Edwards and Brother Nero in a No Disqualification 3-on-2 handicap match. On the December 1 episode of "Impact Wrestling", Kingston and Bram faced The Broken Hardys for the TNA Tag Team Championship, but were ultimately defeated. Bram and Kingston would face Decay in a losing effort, after James Storm attacked Abyss, resulting in a disqualification. At Genesis, the DCC were defeated by Decay and The Broken Hardys in a three-way tag team, thus not winning their TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the January 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, Bram and Kingston competed in the first ever Race for the Case, capturing the yellow briefcase when Kingston knocked it out of Jessie Godderz's hands and into Bram's, later learning they have the #2 call out spot for the February 2 Open Fight Night episode of Impact Wrestling. On the February 2 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC used their Race for the Case briefcase to call out and defeat Decay in a Fall Count Anywhere match. At the end of the show, they would attack Ethan Carter III after his match against Eli Drake, only to attack him and his bodyguard Tyrus after. On the February 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC defeated Eli Drake and Tyrus in a handicap match.

paragraph: On the April 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kingston and Bram interrupted James Storm kicking him out of the DCC after Kingston spat in Storm’s face and Storm laid both guys out with superkicks. Kingston would return to Global Force Wrestling, which he was involved in a 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacated Impact World Championship which he was unsuccessful. On October 4, 2017, Kingston announced his departure from Impact Wrestling.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Return to Impact Wrestling (2018).

paragraph: On the May 24, 2018 episode of "Impact", Kingston, now renamed King, returned as a member of The Latin American Xchange (LAX). After the group leader Konnan was attacked, and Homicide and Diamante went missing in action, King assumed leadership of the faction and guided Ortiz and Santana back to being tag team champions. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. On the July 5 episode of "Impact" former LAX members Homicide and Hernandez returned and attacking LAX. The group later became known as "The OGz". At the Bound for Glory on October 14, The OGz lost to LAX in a Concrete Jungle Death match. After several weeks, King moved to alumni section.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Other promotions (2011–present).

paragraph: During 2011, Kingston worked for the newly founded Urban Wrestling Federation (UWF) promotion. On June 23, 2013, Kingston and Homicide were defeated by The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) at House of Hardcore 2. At the following event on November 9, they were defeated by Devon and Matt Hardy.

paragraph: On September 29, 2016, Kingston was part of a group of about 40 wrestlers invited to a WWE tryout at their Performance Center.

paragraph: Kingston lost to Bull Dempsey on January the 26th 2018 at House of Hardcore 37.

paragraph: September 9th 2018 Kingston lost to Brody King at PCW Vision Quest in Wilmington, CA

paragraph: Section::::Championships and accomplishments.

paragraph: BULLET::::- All American Wrestling / AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined

paragraph: BULLET::::- AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

paragraph: BULLET::::- AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with David Starr and Jeff Cobb

paragraph: BULLET::::- American Championship Entertainment

paragraph: BULLET::::- ACE Diamond Division Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chikara

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chikara Grand Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Torneo Cibernetico (2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Combat Zone Wrestling

paragraph: BULLET::::- CZW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- CZW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Joker (1) and Drake Younger (1)

paragraph: BULLET::::- DDT Pro-Wrestling

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- EGO Pro Wrestling

paragraph: BULLET::::- EPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Evolve

paragraph: BULLET::::- Evolve Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe Gacy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Glory Pro

paragraph: BULLET::::- Crown of Glory Championship (1 time, current)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

paragraph: BULLET::::- IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with BlackJack Marciano (1) and Homicide (1)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jersey All Pro Wrestling

paragraph: BULLET::::- JAPW New Jersey State Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Homicide

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pro Wrestling Illustrated

paragraph: BULLET::::- PWI ranked him #168 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013

paragraph: BULLET::::- Top Rope Promotions

paragraph: BULLET::::- TRP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- World Star Wrestling Federation

paragraph: BULLET::::- WSWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Other titles

paragraph: BULLET::::- ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Championship (1 time)

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Online World of Wrestling profile

description: American professional wrestler

wikidata_label: Eddie Kingston

wikipedia_title: Eddie Kingston


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paragraph: Francis Festing

paragraph: Field Marshal Sir Francis Wogan Festing, (Mandarin: 菲士挺, "fēi shì tǐng"; 28 August 1902 – 3 August 1976) was a senior British Army officer. His most important posts were as Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong (1945–46 and 1949), General Officer Commanding (GOC) British Troops in Egypt (1952), GOC Eastern Command (1954), Commander-in-Chief Far East Land Forces (1956), and Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1958–61). He saw active service in the Second World War, taking a prominent role in Operation Ironclad (the Battle of Madagascar) and the Arakan offensive of the Burma Campaign, and later advised the British government on ending conscription and reducing the size of the army by fifteen battalions.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and military career.

paragraph: Festing was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Brigadier General Francis Leycester Festing and Charlotte Katherine Grindall Festing (née Festing). He was educated at Winchester College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Festing was commissioned into 3rd Battalion the Rifle Brigade on 23 December 1921. He was promoted to lieutenant on 23 December 1923 and became aide-de-camp to General Sir John Burnett-Stuart in 1926. He went on to be Air Liaison Officer for Eastern Command on 1 February 1936 and, after attending the Staff College, Camberley from 1933 to 1934, and having been promoted to captain on 1 September 1936, joined the staff at the War Office on 15 February 1938 before being promoted to major on 23 December 1938.

paragraph: Section::::Second World War.

paragraph: In the Second World War Festing was air liaison officer for the expedition to Norway of 1940, then, having been promoted to acting lieutenant colonel in April 1940, as a staff officer in the Operations Directorate at the War Office from May 1940. In September 1940 he became Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment and then in April 1942 he became Commander of 29th Independent Infantry Brigade Group which was the landing force of Force 121 for Operation Ironclad, the seizure of Vichy French ports and airfields in the Indian Ocean, notably Diego Suárez, Majunga and Tamatave in Madagascar. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his services in this campaign.

paragraph: In November 1942 Festing took command of the 36th Indian Division and at the beginning of 1944 led it in the final stages of the Arakan offensive of the Burma Campaign. In mid-1944 the division moved to Northern Burma as part of the US led Northern Combat Area Command before rejoining 14th Army. Festing had a reputation as a front line soldier as illustrated by one quote of an event on 29 October 1944:

paragraph: Festing was mentioned in despatches on 5 April 1945, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 5 July, and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 6 June 1946; all in recognition of his services in Burma. He was also awarded the Legion of Merit in the Degree of Commander by the President of the United States for his conduct throughout the war on 8 November 1945.

paragraph: Section::::Postwar career.

paragraph: Festing was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong from August 1945 and, then having been promoted to major general on 17 August 1946, he returned to the UK to be Director of Weapons and Development at the War Office in February 1947 where he remained until 26 June 1949 and then returned to Hong Kong. After recovering from a blood clot on the brain, he was appointed President of the Regular Commissions Board on 1 October 1950 and became Assistant Chief of Staff (Organisation and Training) at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe on 1 April 1951. He took part in the funeral procession on 11 February 1952 following the death of King George VI and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1952.

paragraph: Promoted to lieutenant general on 6 February 1952, Festing became General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt in April 1952 and then General Officer Commanding Eastern Command on 1 July 1954 and, having been advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 1956, he became Commander-in-Chief Far East Land Forces in August 1956. Promoted to general on 29 November 1956, advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1957 and, having been appointed aide-de-camp general to the Queen on 26 June 1958, he became Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 29 September 1958. In this capacity he advised the British Government on ending conscription and reducing the size of the army by fifteen battalions. Having been promoted to field marshal on 1 September 1960, he retired on 1 November 1961.

paragraph: Festing was also Honorary Colonel of the 50th (Northumberland) Machine Gun Battalion of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from 1 February 1948, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from 12 March 1953, Colonel Commandant of the 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade from 7 November 1958 and Colonel Commandant of the 3rd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets from 15 June 1968.

paragraph: In retirement Festing became a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland. His interests included early firearms and Japanese swords. He was a practising Roman Catholic. He died at his home at Tarset near Hexham in Northumberland on 3 August 1976.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: In 1937 Festing married Mary Cecilia, née Riddell (elder daughter of Cuthbert David Giffard Riddell, of Swinburne Castle, Northumberland), from an old recusant family. The couple had four sons:

paragraph: Fra' Matthew Festing (former Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta), John Festing (former High Sheriff of Northumberland), Major Michael Festing and Andrew Festing (former President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters).

description: Army officer

wikidata_label: Francis Festing

wikipedia_title: Francis Festing


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Matthias I
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Vienne
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paragraph: Simon II, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Simon II (1140 – 4 January 1207) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1176 to 1205. He was the son and successor of Matthias I and Bertha (also called Judith), daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia.

paragraph: His mother wished for her second son, Frederick, to succeed and so Simon was forced to convene an assembly of the nobles to confirm his succession. He was in turn forced to recognise certain feudal privileges and create the Estates of Lorraine, a form of parliament. He also gave Bitche as an appanage to Frederick who was not satisfied and revolted against Simon. The war lasted three years until the Treaty of Ribemont, whereby Simon retained the southern, francophone, half of the duchy and Frederick took the northern, germanophone, portion.

paragraph: He married Ida (died 1227), daughter of Gerard I, count of Mâcon and Vienne, and Maurette of Salins. They had no children. He designated his nephew, Frederick, son of Frederick, as his successor and ceded, in 1202, the suzerainty over the county of Vaudémont to Count Theobald I of Bar. Simon abdicated and retired to a monastery in 1205. He died two years later. He had no descendants and was succeeded by his brother.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dukes of Lorraine family tree

description: Duke of Upper Lorraine

wikidata_label: Simon II, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: Simon II, Duke of Lorraine


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paragraph: Gerard, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Gerard ( – 14 April 1070), also known as Gerard the Great, was a Lotharingian nobleman. He was the count of Metz and Châtenois from 1047 to 1048, when his brother Duke Adalbert resigned them to him upon his becoming the Duke of Upper Lorraine. On Adalbert's death the next year, Gérard became duke, a position that he held until his death. In contemporary documents, he is called "Gérard of Alsace" (after the fact that he had some land in Alsace), "Gérard of Chatenoy" (after an ancestral castle near Neufchâteau), or "Gérard of Flanders" (after his wife's homeland).

paragraph: He was the second son of Gérard de Bouzonville, count of Metz, and Gisela who was possibly a daughter of Theodoric I, Duke of Upper Lorraine. Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, invested Adalbert with Lorraine in 1047 after confiscating it from Godfrey III. Godfrey did not back down, however, and killed Adalbert in battle. Henry subsequently bestowed it on Gérard, but the deposed duke continued to stir. Godfrey had the support of a faction of the nobles who did not want a strong hand at the ducal helm and Gérard was imprisoned. Gérard, however, had the support of the chiefest of his bishops, that of Toul, Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg (later the sainted Pope Leo IX), who procured his liberation in 1049. The emperor gave him troops to assist him in his fight, for the rebels had the support of some elements in the church. Gérard himself remained, as his brother had, faithful to the end to the imperial dynasty and his descendants would remain so as well even into the Hohenstaufen years.

paragraph: His alliance with the church was regular but inconstant and he afforded his protection to Moyenmoutier Abbey, Saint-Mihiel Abbey, and Remiremont Abbey. The former was the abbey of Cardinal Humbert of Silva Candida, who excommunicated the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael I Cerularius, in 1054, thus precipitating the Great Schism, and the latter was his own final resting place.

paragraph: On 18 June 1053, Gérard and Prince Rudolf of Benevento led papal and Swabian troops into battle on behalf of Pope Leo. This was the Battle of Civitate and it was a disastrous loss for the pope. His enemy, the Normans, under Humphrey of Hauteville and Richard of Aversa, defeated his allies and captured his person, taking him prisoner in Benevento. Gerard, however, returned to Lorraine.

paragraph: Among his other construction projects, was that of the castle of Prény, in the centre of the duchy, the beginnings of the capital city, Nancy. He died at Remiremont while trying to kill a revolt. Poisoning was suspected. The date of his death is either 14 April or 11 August.

paragraph: He was married to Hedwige of Namur (or of Flanders), daughter of Albert II, Count of Namur, and Regelindis of Lower-Lorraine, daughter of Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine. This marriage helped patch up relations with the baronage. They had the following issue:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine (c.1055-1115), successor in Lorraine

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gerard (1057–1108), count of Vaudémont

paragraph: BULLET::::- Beatrice, married Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, Mâcon, and Vienne

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gisela, abbess of Remiremont

paragraph: He was the patrilineal ancestor of the line of dukes which ruled Lorraine until 1737 and of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty that ruled Tuscany (1737–1859), the Holy Roman Empire (1745–1807), Austria-Hungary (1780–1918), the Duchy of Parma (1814–1847), Duchy of Modena (1815–1859), and Mexico (1864–1867).

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: Duke of Lorraine

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paragraph: Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Frederick II (died 10 October 1213) was the duke of Lorraine from 7 April 1206 to his death, son of Frederick I and Ludmilla, daughter of Mieszko III the Old, monarch of Poland from the Piast Dynasty.

paragraph: In 1179, a three-year civil war ended in Lorraine and Duke Simon II was forced to agree to the Treaty of Ribemont, whereby Lorrain was divided: the northern, germanophone half going to Simon's brother Frederick and the southern, francophone half to Simon, who had tried to appease Frederick by giving him the county of Bitche. Simon designated Frederick's son, Frederick, as his heir and abdicated in 1205. Nonetheless, Frederick was acclaimed duke, but died the next year. His son succeeded him and the duchy was completely reunited.

paragraph: By his 1188 marriage to Agnes of Bar (died 19 June 1226), he received the lands of Amance, Longwy, and Stenay. He entered into a war with his father-in-law, Theobald I of Bar, and was defeated in 1208, being captured and imprisoned for seven months. To obtain his freedom, he relinquished the cities.

paragraph: In 1197, he had supported Duke Philip of Swabia's candidature for the kingship of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire, but, after Philip's death in 1208, he moved over to the side of Duke Otto of Brunswick, upon whose excommunication in 1211, he finally transferred his support to the Hohenstaufen heir, Frederick I of Sicily.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: By his marriage to Agnes, the daughter of Theobald I, Count of Bar and Laurette de Looz, he had:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Theobald (d.1220), his successor in Lorraine

paragraph: BULLET::::- Matthias (d.1251), his brother, successor in Lorraine

paragraph: BULLET::::- Reginald (d.1274), count of Blieskastel

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alice, countess of Ormes, married firstly Werner (d.1228), count of Kirbourg, and secondly, in 1229, Walter, lord of Vignory

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lauretta, married Simon III, Count of Saarbrücken, in 1226

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jacob (d.1260), bishop of Metz

paragraph: Section::::Enumeration.

paragraph: His name in French is "Ferry" or "Ferri", the diminutive of Frederick (). The name Frederick was held by three dukes of a different house in the tenth and eleventh centuries. This, and the confusing succession to his uncle, has caused much confusion over his proper ordinal. If only the dukes of his house, those named "Ferry", are counted, he is:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick I, as the first rightful ruler of his line, by his uncle's designation

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick II, as the successor, in fact, to his father, Frederick I

paragraph: If the previous dukes are counted, he could be:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick III, as the other Frederick II was only a co-ruler

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick IV, if his father is counted

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick V, if all dukes, reigning and acclaimed, are counted, including both Frederick II of the older house and his father

paragraph: To most historians, he is Frederick II, because to French historians, he is Ferry II.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: French duke

wikidata_label: Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine


text:
duke of Lorraine
Frederick II
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Battle of Bouvines
Champagne War of Succession
Erard I, Count of Brienne
Theobald IV, Count of Champagne
Philip II of France
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry II of Bar
suzerain
felony
Rosheim
Alsace
Nancy
Amance
Gertrude
count of Dagsburg
Metz
Matthias
Theobald of Champagne
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paragraph: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Theobald I ( or ) (c. 1191 – 17 February 1220) was the duke of Lorraine from 1213 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick II and Agnes of Bar.

paragraph: Theobald joined Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, on 4 July 1214 at the Battle of Bouvines, where he was taken in prisoner in the rout. He was quickly liberated.

paragraph: In 1216, in the Champagne War of Succession, he supported Erard I, Count of Brienne, in his quarrel with Theobald IV, Count of Champagne, who was supported by Philip II of France, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Henry II of Bar. Frederick, the suzerain of Lorraine, considered it a felony to support a candidate he opposed and occupied the city of Rosheim, which he had given to Frederick II of Lorraine. Theobald responded in 1218, retaking Rosheim and ravaging Alsace. Frederick did not hesitate to counterattack and invaded Lorraine and took and burned Nancy, its capital. He then besieged and took the castle of Amance, where Theobald was taking refuge. He was imprisoned and constrained to recognise the suzerainty of the count of Champagne, the legitimacy of Erard of Brienne's claim to Champagne, and relinquish several lordships to attain liberty again. He never recovered his lost land and prestige and died in 1220.

paragraph: He had married, in 1206, Gertrude, only child and heir of Albert II, count of Dagsburg and Metz. They had no children. His successor was Matthias his brother; his widow remarried his old rival, Theobald of Champagne.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dukes of Lorraine family tree

description: Duke of lorraine

wikidata_label: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine


text:
Duke of Lorraine
Frederick II
Bar
Theobald I
Nancy
Gertrude of Dagsburg
Theobald IV of Champagne
Metz
Frederick II
Sixth Crusade
Italy
Adalbert
Lunéville
Count of Bar
Henry II of Bar
Hugh II of Vaudémont
Bishop of Toul
Theobald II of Bar
Pope Innocent IV
Count of Champagne
Waleran III of Limburg
Duke of Limburg
Count of Luxembourg
Ermesinde of Luxembourg
Frederick
Troyes
Montbéliard
Vaud
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categories: 1251 deaths,Christians of the Sixth Crusade,1190s births

paragraph: Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Matthias II ( 1193 – 9 February 1251) was Duke of Lorraine from 1220 to his death. He was the son of Duke Frederick II and Agnes of Bar and succeeded his brother, Theobald I.

paragraph: He immediately had to give away Nancy to his brother's widow, Gertrude of Dagsburg, who remarried to Theobald IV of Champagne, whose suzerainty Matthias had to recognise, due to the fruitless wars his brother had waged against an imperial coalition. Theobald hoped to get his hands on the county of Metz, but failing that, he repudiated Gertrude. Gertrude had no children by a third marriage and Nancy reverted to the duchy on her death in 1225.

paragraph: Matthias accompanied Emperor Frederick II on the Sixth Crusade in 1228 and into Italy in 1235. By this, he reinitiated the close alliance with the Holy Roman Emperors which his forefathers had had for over a century from the appointment of Adalbert until the war between his brother and Frederick, which had ruptured that long friendship.

paragraph: Matthias faced several unruly barons, especially the Count of Lunéville, who had the discreet support of the Count of Bar. He was victorious and reattached Lunéville to the duchy in an exchange. However, peace was not achieved. In 1230, Henry II of Bar was at it again, with Hugh II of Vaudémont and the Bishop of Toul, ravaged his ducal territories and took a few castles.

paragraph: On Henry of Bar's death in 1240, Matthias tried to retake those lost castles from Theobald II of Bar, the old count's young son, but he failed and a peace was signed in 1245 which lasted several decades. That same year, the emperor was excommunicated and Matthias distanced himself from the Imperial camp before joining the papal party of Pope Innocent IV in 1247. He died only a few years thence after having negotiated the profitable marriage of his son with the daughter of the Count of Champagne.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: In 1225, he married Catherine of Limburg (died 1255), daughter of Waleran III of Limburg, Duke of Limburg and Count of Luxembourg, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg. They had the following issue:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick (1240–1302), his successor in Lorraine

paragraph: BULLET::::- Laure, married in 1250 to Jean de Dampierre (died 1258), viscount of Troyes, and then to Guillaume de Vergy, lord of Mirebeau and Autrey

paragraph: BULLET::::- Isabella (died 1266), married Guillaume de Vienne (died 1255), then, in 1256, Jean de Chalon (1243–1309)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catherine, married in 1255 to Richard de Montfaucon (died 1279), daughter (sic. (son)) of Thierry III, Count of Montbéliard

paragraph: BULLET::::- Adeline (died c. 1278), married Louis of Savoy (died 1302), baron of Vaud

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: French noble

wikidata_label: Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine


text:
Duke of Lorraine
Matthias II
regency
Theobald I of Navarre
Margaret of Bourbon
Count of Champagne
Joan I of Navarre
Henry I of Navarre
Philip the Fair
king of France
Holy Roman Emperor
Metz
Pope Clement IV
interdict
William of Holland
Richard, Earl of Cornwall
Alfonso X of Castile
Philip of Swabia
Rudolf of Habsburg
Theobald
Beauregard
bishop of Orléans
Plombiéres
Romont
Brémoncourt
Louis III, Duke of Lower Bavaria
Sully
Romont
Fribourg
Harcourt
Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg
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categories: Medieval child rulers,People excommunicated by the Catholic Church,Dukes of Lorraine,1240 births,1302 deaths

paragraph: Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Frederick III () (1240 – 31 December 1302) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1251 to his death. He was the only son and successor of Matthias II and Catherine of Limburg.

paragraph: He was not yet thirteen years of age when his father died, so his mother assumed the regency for a few years. In 1255, he married Margaret, the daughter of King Theobald I of Navarre and Margaret of Bourbon. Frederick's father-in-law was the Count of Champagne as well, and the marriage of Margaret with Frederick signified the Gallicization of Lorraine and the beginnings of tension between French and German influences which characterises its later history. When Joan I of Navarre, Margaret's niece, (the daughter of her brother, Henry I of Navarre), married Philip the Fair, the future king of France, in 1284, the ties to France grew. The long-held loyalty of the dukes of Lorraine to the Holy Roman Emperor had waned in the first half of the thirteenth century and French influence was pervasive, leading to its permanent attachment to France in 1766.

paragraph: During Frederick's reign, he fought the bishops of Metz until Pope Clement IV excommunicated him and put his duchy under an interdict.

paragraph: In 1257, after the elections following the death of King William of Holland resulted in the contested election of both Richard, Earl of Cornwall and Alfonso X of Castile, Frederick of Lorraine sided with Alfonso, who through his mother Beatrix was the grandson of the Hohenstaufen Philip of Swabia. The rivalry between the two kings led to little actual combat and after Richard's death the 1273 election of Rudolf of Habsburg and the subsequent withdrawal of Alfonso reestablished unity.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: By his marriage to Margaret, he had the following issue:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Theobald (1263–1312), his successor in Lorraine

paragraph: BULLET::::- Matthias (died 1282), lord of Beauregard

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick (died 1299), bishop of Orléans (1297–1299)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick (died c. 1320), lord of Plombiéres, Romont, and Brémoncourt

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gerard (known 1317)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Isabelle (died 1335), married (1287) Louis III, Duke of Lower Bavaria; then Lord Henry of Sully; and then (1306) Count (died 1348)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catherine, lady of Romont, married (1290) Conrad II (died 1350), count of Fribourg

paragraph: BULLET::::- Agnes, married John II (died 1302), sire of Harcourt

paragraph: BULLET::::- Margaret, married Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: French noble

wikidata_label: Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine


text:
Duke of Lorraine
Frederick III
Margaret
Theobald I of Navarre
Battle of Göllheim
Speyer
king of Germany
Adolph
Albert of Habsburg
king of France
Philip IV
Joan I of Navarre
Battle of the Golden Spurs
Kortrijk
Flemings
chivalry
Robert II of Artois
Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle
John II, Duke of Brabant
Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
Flanders
Lyon
Pope Clement V
Renaud de Bar
bishop of Metz
Frederick
Darney
Boves
Blainville
Florennes
Martigny
Aubenton
La Fère-en-Tardenois
Guy de Dampierre
count of Zeeland
Érard de Bar
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categories: 1312 deaths,Dukes of Lorraine,1263 births

paragraph: Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Theobald II ( "or" ; 1263 – 13 May 1312) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1303 until his death in 1312. He was the son and successor of Frederick III and Margaret, daughter of King Theobald I of Navarre.

paragraph: In 1298, he took part in the Battle of Göllheim, near Speyer, in which the king of Germany, Adolph, was killed fighting his rival, Albert of Habsburg. Theobald was on Albert' side, despite the history of support for the legitimate emperors (which Adolph aspired to be) in the history of his family.

paragraph: In 1302, he was at war helping the king of France, Philip IV, married to his cousin Joan I of Navarre. He was at the Battle of the Golden Spurs at Kortrijk, where the Flemings defeated the French chivalry under Robert II of Artois. He was present also at the Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle in 1304, where the French king personally led the army in a less decisive battle. He, along with John II, Duke of Brabant, and Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, was sent to negotiate peace with Flanders.

paragraph: In 1305, he was at Lyon, at the crowning of Pope Clement V. When Clement imposed a tax, a tenth-part, on the clergy and charged the duke to collect it, Theobald successfully met the opposition of Renaud de Bar, bishop of Metz.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: A contract for the marriage of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine and Isabel de Rumigny was signed in April 1270. On 23 May 1278, he married Isabelle, lady of Rumigny (b. 1263 – d. 1326), daughter of Hugh, lord of Rumigny, and Philippine d'Oulche. They had seven children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick (b. 15 April 1282 - d. 21 April 1329), his successor in Lorraine.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Matthias (died c. 1330), lord of Darney, Boves, Blainville, and Florennes, married Mathilde of Flanders.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hugh (d. after 20 March 1337), his successor in Rumigny, Martigny, and Aubenton.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mary (d. after 1344), married (1324) Guy de Châtillon (died 1362), lord of La Fère-en-Tardenois and had one child.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Margaret (d. 1348), married (c. 1311) Guy de Dampierre, count of Zeeland and later married (1313) Louis V, de Looz & Chiny.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Isabella (died 1353), married Érard de Bar (died 1337), lord of Pierrepont and had six children.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Philippine, nun

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dukes of Lorraine family tree

description: Duke of Lorraine

wikidata_label: Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine


text:
battle of Agincourt
Count of Vaudémont
John I of Lorraine
Charles II
Margaret
in her right
House of Vaudémont
House of Lorraine
Antoine
Elisabeth
Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg
René of Vaudémont
Duke of Lorraine
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categories: Counts of Vaudémont,1415 deaths,Military personnel killed in action,1371 births,House of Vaudémont

paragraph: Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont

paragraph: Frederick of Lorraine (1371 – October 25, 1415 in the battle of Agincourt) was a Count of Vaudémont.

paragraph: He was the son of Duke John I of Lorraine and younger brother of Charles II. In 1393, Frederick married Margaret the heiress of Vaudémont and Joinville, and became Count of these lands in her right. He founded the House of Vaudémont, a junior branch of the House of Lorraine.

paragraph: His children were:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Antoine, who succeeded as Count of Vaudémont,

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elisabeth, who married Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg, and

paragraph: BULLET::::- Margaret, who married Thibault II of Blamont.

paragraph: Dynastic problems in the senior line caused his great-grandson René of Vaudémont to become Duke of Lorraine as René II in 1473.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: French nobleman

wikidata_label: Frederick I of Lorraine, Count of Vaudémont

wikipedia_title: Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont


text:
Duke of Lorraine
Frederick IV
Elisabeth
Albert I of Germany
regency
Lorraine
France
Brittany
Iberia
Battle of Crécy
Henry IV of Bar
Pont-à-Mousson
Barrois
Philip VI of France
Guy I of Blois
Edward III of England
Siege of Tournai (1340)
Hundred Years' War
Alfonso XI of Castile
Reconquista
Moors
Granada
Charles of Blois
War of the Breton Succession
Battle of Crécy
Edward I of Bar
Valois
John
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categories: 1320 births,Medieval child rulers,1346 deaths,People of the Reconquista,Dukes of Lorraine,French military personnel killed in action,People of the Hundred Years' War

paragraph: Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: Rudolph (1320 – 26 August 1346), called the Valiant ("le Vaillant"), was the Duke of Lorraine from 1329 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick IV and Elisabeth, daughter of Albert I of Germany. Though he was but nine years of age when his father died and he succeeded to the duchy under the regency of his mother (until 1334), he was a warrior prince, taking part in four separate wars in Lorraine, France, Brittany, and Iberia. He was killed at the Battle of Crécy.

paragraph: In 1337, Count Henry IV of Bar refused to do homage for a few seignories he held of the duke. Rudolph was forced to devastate Pont-à-Mousson and its environs. In a series of reprisals, Henry ravaged the west of Lorraine and Rudolph attacked the Barrois. Only by the intervention of Philip VI of France was the war ended. By that time, the ties of Lorraine to France had become very strong. They were to become stronger under the half-Habsburg Rudolph. His second marriage was to the daughter of a French lord, Guy I of Blois, and niece of the king of France. He also assisted Philip with troops to lift Edward III of England's Siege of Tournai (1340) in the opening phase of the Hundred Years' War.

paragraph: During a brief Anglo-French peace, he journeyed to the Iberian Peninsula to aid Alfonso XI of Castile in the Reconquista. He battled the Moors of Granada and shone in the Battle of Gibraltar on 3 November 1340.

paragraph: On his return to France, he came to the aid of his French brother-in-law, Charles of Blois, in the War of the Breton Succession. He returned to Philip's side at the Battle of Crécy and was killed there, along with many illustrious French cavaliers, on 26 August 1346.

paragraph: His first wife was Eleanor ("Aliénor"), daughter of Edward I of Bar, and Mary of Burgundy. Their marriage took place at Pont-à-Mousson in 1329, but they had no children before Eleanor's death in 1332. He was remarried to Mary (1323–1380), daughter of the aforementioned Guy and Margaret of Valois, the sister of King Philip. They had three children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- twins (died before 31 July 1343)

paragraph: BULLET::::- John (1346–1390), his successor

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: Duke of Lorraine

wikidata_label: Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine


text: Duke of Lorraine

text: Rudolph

text: Battle of Crécy

text: Guy I of Blois

text: regency

text: Württemberg

text: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

text: lieutenant-general

text: Moselle

text: John II of France

text: Drang nach Osten

text: crusades

text: Teutonic Knights

text: Lithuania

text: John II of France

text: Battle of Poitiers

text: cavalry

text: longbowmen

text: Dauphin

text: Charles

text: Étienne Marcel

text: Rheims

text: War of the Breton Succession

text: Charles of Blois

text: John of Montfort

text: Battle of Auray

text: Charles VI

text: Treaty of Brétigny

text: free companies

text: Philip II, Duke of Burgundy

text: Neufchâteau

text: Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg

text: Charles II, Duke of Lorraine

text: Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy

text: Orval Abbey

text: Dukes of Lorraine family tree

categories: Medieval child rulers,Dukes of Lorraine,House of Metz,1340s births

paragraph: John I, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: John I (February 1346 – 23 September 1390) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death. As an infant of six months, he succeeded his father, Rudolph, who was killed in the Battle of Crécy. His mother was Mary, daughter of Guy I of Blois.

paragraph: During his long minority, the regency was in the hands of his mother and Eberhard III of Württemberg. In December 1353, John did homage for the duchy to Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, who made him lieutenant-general of the Empire in the Moselle country. In 1354, John II of France granted him a dispensation to allow him to govern the duchy despite not yet being of age.

paragraph: John participated in the "Drang nach Osten" and its related crusades at the sides of the Teutonic Knights against Lithuania in 1356 and again in 1365.

paragraph: On 19 September 1356, he aided John II of France in the Battle of Poitiers, as his father had at Crécy, and the French cavalry were mowed down by English longbowmen as before. He survived, however, unlike his father, to fight again, although he was taken prisoner by the English. He later fought on the side of the Dauphin Charles in putting down the Parisian rebellion of Étienne Marcel. He attended Charles' coronation on 19 May 1364 in Rheims, strengthening the ties to France which had steadily been building in Lorraine for the past century.

paragraph: He entered the War of the Breton Succession, as had his father, to aid his uncle Charles of Blois against John of Montfort. At the Battle of Auray on 29 September 1364 with John as undisputed duke and Charles dead on the field, John was taken prisoner.

paragraph: He continued to aid Charles V and Charles VI to reconquer the provinces lost by the Treaty of Brétigny, but in his latter years, he distanced himself from the French court. Partly this was due to the free companies ravaging his lands and in part the royal officials who tried to litigate the relationship between John (an Imperial vassal) and his vassals. In the end, he entered into "rapprochement" with Philip II, Duke of Burgundy. Nonetheless, he died at Paris on 22 September 1390, defending himself against a charge by the people of Neufchâteau of abuse of power.

paragraph: John married Sophie of Württemberg (1343–1369), daughter of Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg and Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen, in 1361.They had issue:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (1364–1431)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick of Lorraine, Count of Vaudémont (1369–1415)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Isabelle of Lorraine (d.1423), married Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy.

paragraph: John later married Marguerite de Chini (d. 1372), who is interred at Orval Abbey.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: Duke of Lorraine

wikidata_label: John I, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: John I, Duke of Lorraine


text:
Nancy
Barcelona
Duke of Lorraine
René of Anjou
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
Duchess Isabelle
René of Anjou
king of Naples
heir-apparent
Angevin
decisively defeated
king
Naples
Ferdinand
Nola
Troia
Ischia
Catalans
Prince of Girona
heir-apparent
Barcelona
Marie de Bourbon (1428–1448)
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Nicholas
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categories: 1425 births,Princes of Girona,Dukes of Lorraine,1470 deaths,Dukes of Calabria,House of Valois-Anjou

paragraph: John II, Duke of Lorraine

paragraph: John II of Anjou (Nancy, August 2, 1426 – December 16, 1470, Barcelona) was Duke of Lorraine from 1453 to his death. He was the son of René of Anjou and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: John inherited the duchy from his mother, Duchess Isabelle, during the life of his father, Duke René of Anjou, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples. As heir-apparent of Naples, he was styled the Duke of Calabria, and spent most of his time engaging in plots for the Angevin recovery of Naples. In 1460, he decisively defeated the king of Naples Ferdinand at Nola, but was unable to prevent others from coming to his aid. He was defeated at Troia in 1462 and at Ischia in 1465. In 1466, the Catalans chose his father as King of Aragon, and he was created Prince of Girona, as heir-apparent. He went into Catalonia to press the family's claims, but died, supposedly by poison, in Barcelona.

paragraph: He married in 1444 Marie de Bourbon (1428–1448), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon. They had:

paragraph: BULLET::::1. Isabelle (b. 1445), d. young

paragraph: BULLET::::2. René (b. 1446), d. young

paragraph: BULLET::::3. Marie (b. 1447), d. young

paragraph: BULLET::::4. Jean (d. 1471),

paragraph: BULLET::::5. Nicholas (1448–1473)

paragraph: He also had several illegitimate children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- John (d. 1504), Count of Briey, married Nancy St. Georges

paragraph: BULLET::::- Albert, seigneur d'Essey

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jeanne d'Abancourt, married Achille, Bastard of Beauveu

paragraph: BULLET::::- a daughter named Marguerite

paragraph: BULLET::::- another daughter, married Jean d'Ecosse

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dukes of Lorraine family tree

description: Duke of Lorraine

wikidata_label: John II, Duke of Lorraine

wikipedia_title: John II, Duke of Lorraine