Noble family House of Lorraine Parents John I, Duke of Lorraine Spouse Margaret of Joinville | Name Frederick Count Mother Sophie of Wurttemberg | |
Father John I, Duke of Lorraine Role John I, Duke of Lorraine\'s son Died October 25, 1415, Azincourt, France Children Antoine, Count of Vaudemont, Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudemont Grandchildren Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg | ||
Grandparents Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine | ||
Frederick of Lorraine (1368 – October 25, 1415 in the battle of Agincourt) was a Count of Vaudémont.
He was the son of Duke John I of Lorraine and younger brother of Charles II. In 1393, Frederick married Margaret the heiress of Vaudémont and Joinville, and became Count of these lands in her right. He founded the House of Vaudémont, a junior branch of the House of Lorraine.
His children were:
Dynastic problems in the senior line caused his great-grandson René of Vaudémont to become Duke of Lorraine as René II in 1473.
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