Christine, born with Nancy the August 16th 1565, died with Florence the December 19th 1637, is the girl of Charles III, duke of Lorraine and of Bar and Claude of France.

With died of her mother, Christine is ten years old. She is then raised by her grandmother Catherine de Médicis who sticks extremely to her. Christine thus lives at the court from France to Paris. In spite of a disgracieux face, its applicants were numerous. Catherine de Médicis chose Ferdinand I {{er}}, large-duke of Tuscany. The departure of Christine for Florence in 1589 proceeded during dark days. In addition to the war and the League, Catherine de Médicis dies little of front time. Christine inherits all her movable property, tapestries and works of Article.

Christine of Lorraine made her entry with Florence at the ducal court. The May 2nd 1589, it married Ferdinand. They had like children:

• Cosme II of Médicis (1590 † 1621), large-duke of Tuscany
• Éléonore (1591 † 1617)
• Catherine (1593 † 1629), married in 1617 with Ferdinand I {{er}} of Gonzague (1587 † 1626), duke of Mantoue
• François (1594 † 1614), prince de Capistrano
• Charles (1595 † 1666), cardinal, bishop of Ostie
• Philippe (1598 † 1662)
• Marie Madeleine (1600 † 1633)
• Claude (1604 † 1648), married in 1621 in Federico Ubaldo della Rovere (1605 † 1623), then in 1626 in Léopold V of Austria (1586 † 1632), count de Tyrol