Back نيكولاس فرانسيس ARZ Никола II (Лотарингия) Bulgarian Nicolau II de Lorena Catalan Mikuláš František Lotrinský Czech Nikolaus II. (Lothringen) German Νικόλαος Φραγκίσκος της Λωρραίνης Greek Nicolás II de Lorena Spanish Nicolas-François de Lorraine French ניקולאס השני, דוכס לורן HE Nicola II di Lorena Italian
| Nicholas Francis | |
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| Duke of Lorraine and Bar | |
| Reign | 19 January 1634 – 1 April 1634 |
| Predecessor | Charles IV |
| Successor | Charles IV |
| Born | 6 December 1609 |
| Died | 25 January 1670 (aged 60) |
| Burial | 4 July 1670 |
| Spouse | |
| Issue Detail | Charles V, Duke of Lorraine Anne Marie Thérèse of Lorraine |
| House | Lorraine |
| Father | Francis II, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Christina of Salm |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Nicholas Francis (French: Nicolas François; 6 December 1609 – 25 January 1670), also known as Nicholas II, was briefly Duke of Lorraine and Duke of Bar for a few months in 1634, spanning the time between the abdication of his older brother and his own resignation.[1] He was therefore duke during the invasion of Lorraine by the French in the Thirty Years War.
He is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria.
- ^ The Downside Review, Volume 12. United Kingdom, Downside Abbey., 1893. 230–8.