Christina of Salm

Christina
Christina of Salm
Born	c.  1575
Died	31 December 1627
Spouse	Francis II, Duke of Lorraine
Father	Paul, Count zu Salm
Mother	Marie Le Veneur

Countess Christina of Salm, (1575–1627), was a duchess consort of Lorraine; married in 1597 to Francis II, Duke of Lorraine.^[1]

She was the daughter of Paul, Count zu Salm and head of the House of Salm (c. 1535 – c. 1595) by his wife, Marie Le Veneur,^[2] of whom he was a second cousin-once-removed, the couple sharing descent from Philippe L'Huillier, seigneur de Manicamp and de Cailly, governor of the Bastille.

Although the Salms had been semi-sovereign Imperial counts since 1475, neither they nor the Le Veneurs were reckoned among the major magnates of either the Holy Roman Empire or of France in the 16th century. However, when Francis married Christina, he was only the third son of Duke Charles III, destined for the countship of Vaudémont as appanage rather than for the sovereignty of Lorraine. Indeed, to prevent the duchy from leaving the patriline (and to legitimate its usurpation), Francis and Christina's sons would eventually be wed to the two daughters of his elder brother, Duke Henry II of Lorraine.

Issue:

1. Henri de Lorraine, Marquis of Hattonchâtel (1602–1611) died in childhood;^[3]
2. Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine (1604–1675) married Nicolette de Lorraine,^[4] no issue; married Béatrice de Cusance and had issue;
3. Henriette de Lorraine (1605–1660),^[3] married Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Lexin, no issue, son of Louis II, Cardinal of Guise;
4. Nicolas de Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine^[3] (1609–1670) married Claude de Lorraine and had issue;
5. Marguerite de Lorraine^[3] (1615–1672), married Gaston de France, Duke of Orléans and had issue;
6. Christine de Lorraine (1621–1622)^[3] died in infancy.

Ancestors of Christina of Salm

16. Johann V, Count of Salm               8. Johann VI, Count of Salm                       17. Margareta von Sirck               4. Johann VII, Count of Salm                             18. André de Haraucourt, Lord of Bayon               9. Anne de Haraucourt                       19. Margareta von Vinstingen               2. Paul, Count of Salm                                   20. Philibert, Lord of Stainville               10. Louis, Lord of Stainville                       21. Isabella Spinola               5. Claude de Stainville                             22. Philippe Luillier, Lord of Manicamp               11. Oudette Luillier                       23. Gabrielle de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam               1. Christina of Salm                                         24. François Le Veneur, Lord of Tillières               12. Jean Le Veneur, Lord of Tillières                       25. Marie de Hellande, Lady of Lamberville               6. Tanneguy Le Veneur, Count of Tillières                             26. Louis, Lord of Montejean               13. Gillonne de Montejean                       27. Jeanne du Chastel, Lady of Combourg               3. Marie Le Veneur                                   28. Antoine Hélie de Pompadour, Viscount of Comborn               14. François Hélie de Pompadour, Viscount of Comborn                       29. Catherine de La Tour               7. Madeleine Hélie de Pompadour                             30. Louis Picart, Lord of Estelan               15. Isabeau Picart, Lady of Bosc-Achard                       31. Charlotte Luillier

Notes

1. (FR)Victor de Saint-Mauris, Etude historiques sur l'ancienne Lorraine, Vol.2, (Vagner, Imprimeur-Libraire-Editeur, 1861), 76.
2. (FR)Messager des sciences historiques, (Imprimerie et Lithogr. eug Vanderhaeghen, 1883), 256.
3. (FR)François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye Des Bois, Dictionnaire de la noblesse, (Chez Schlesinger freres, 1869), 230.
4. Carl Eduard Vehse, Memoirs of the Court, Aristocracy, and Diplomacy of Austria, Vol. 2, (Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1856), 40.