Battle of Nancy
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The Battle of Nancy was the final and decisive battle of the Burgundian Wars, fought on 5 January 1477 outside the walls of Nancy, Lorraine by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, against René II, Duke
Miniature from the Berner Chronik, c. 1480. Bernese troops (bottom left, symbolized by a bear) and their allies (top left) attack the Burgundian army.
Monument to the Battle of Nancy, Place de la Croix-de-Bourgogne, Nancy.
The Battle of Nancy, by Eugène Delacroix (1831)
Death of Charles the Bold before Nancy, by Charles Houry (1862)
Duchy of Lorraine
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The Duchy of Lorraine, initially also known as the Duchy of Upper Lorraine, was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire which existed from the 10th century until 1766, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of F
Battle of Nancy
…Confederacy. René's forces won the battle, and Charles' mutilated body was found two days later. Charles was besieging the city of Nancy, capital of Lorraine, since 22 October 1476 following its recapture by the forces of René II earlier in the year. Despite the harsh winter conditions, Charles was determined…
Portrait of the last Duke of Lorraine Francis Stephen on silver coin 10 paoli as he inherited Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Lorraine as it was 1618–1648