- Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine
Theobald II ( _fr. Thiébaud "or" Thiébaut) (1263 –
May 13 1312 ) was theduke of Lorraine from 1303 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick III and Margaret, daughter of KingTheobald I of Navarre .In 1298, he took part in the
Battle of Göllheim , nearSpeyer , in which theking 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.In 1302, he was at war helping the
king of France , Philip IV, married to his cousinJoan I of Navarre . He was at theBattle of the Golden Spurs atKortrijk , where theFlemings defeated the Frenchchivalry underRobert II of Artois . He was present also at theBattle of Mons-en-Pévèle in 1304, where the French king personally led the army in a less decisive battle. He, along withJohn II, Duke of Brabant , andAmadeus V, Count of Savoy , was sent to negotiate peace withFlanders .In 1305, he was at
Lyon , at the crowning ofPope 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 .Family
He married in 1278 to Isabella (1263-1326), lady of
Rumigny , daughter of Hugh, lord of Rumigny, and Philippine d'Oulche. They had:*Frederick (1282 † 1329), his successor in Lorraine
*Matthias (d.c.1330), lord ofDarney ,Boves ,Blainville , andFlorennes
*Hugh, his successor in Rumigny,Martigny , andAubenton
*Mary, married (1324) Guy de Châtillon (d.1362), lord ofLa Fère-en-Tardenois
*Margaret († 1348), married (c.1311) Guy de Dampierre,count of Zeeland (d.1311)
*Isabella (d.1353), married Érard de Bar (d.1337), lord ofPierrepont
*Philippine, nunee also
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Dukes of Lorraine family tree
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