Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont
Frederick of Lorraine (9 January 1369 – October 25, 1415 in the battle of Agincourt) was a Count of Vaudémont.
Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont | |
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 Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont | |
| Born | 9 January 1369 |
| Died | 25 October 1415 Agincourt |
| Noble family | House of Lorraine |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret of Joinville |
| Issue | Antoine Elisabeth Margaret |
| Father | John I, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Sophie of Württemberg |
He was the son of Duke John I of Lorraine (1346-1390) and Sophie of Württemberg (1343-1369). He was a 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:
- Antoine, who succeeded as Count of Vaudémont,
- Elisabeth, who married Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg, and
- Margaret, who married Thibault II of Blamont.
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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