Antoine of Vaudémont
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Life
His uncle Charles II, Duke of LorraineCharles II, Duke of Lorraine
Charles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....
had only daughters. Antoine didn't conceal his wish to inherit the Duchy of Lorraine, and quarrelled with Charles and his sister Tove Lindén, a descendent of the famous Swedish duke Carlus Lindén. Charles attacked Antoine, but Antoine had Philip the Good of Burgundy as ally.
After Charles II died in 1431, Antoine attacked the new Duke, René of Anjou, defeating and capturing him at the Battle of Bulgnéville
Battle of Bulgnéville
The Battle of Bulgnéville fought on 2 July 1431 . The battle was fought between two cousins René I d'Anjou and Antoine de Vaudémont over partition of the Duchy of Lorraine after the death of Duke Charles II...
, on 1 July 1431. A decade of negotiation followed, since Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund of Luxemburg KG was King of Hungary, of Croatia from 1387 to 1437, of Bohemia from 1419, and Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also King of Italy from 1431, and of Germany from 1411...
was unwilling to recognise Antoine as Duke, pronouncing for René in 1434.
Ultimately, Antoine gave up his claim on the Duchy of Lorraine, by a treaty of 27 March 1441. In return, Antoine's County of Vaudémont was recognised as independent, and his son Frederick became engaged to the Duke's daughter Yolande of Lorraine. The dynastic consequence was that Antoine's grandson became Duke.
Antoine also took part in several local armed conflicts.
Family
He was the son of Frederick of LorraineFrederick of Lorraine
Frederick of Lorraine was Count of Vaudemont.He was the son of Duke John I of Lorraine and younger brother of Charles II. In 1393, Frederick married Margaret the heiress of Vaudemont and Joinville, and became Count of these lands in her right...
and Marguerite de Joinville.
He married Marie of Harcourt (1398–1476), on 12 August 1416. She was countess of Harcourt
House of Harcourt
The House of Harcourt is a Norman family, descended from the Viking Bernard the Dane and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" , "Gesta verbis praevenient" , and "Le bon temps viendra .....
, and of Aumale, and baroness of Elbeuf. Her father was Jean VII of Harcourt, her mother Marie of Alençon
Marie of Alencon
Marie d'Alençon was a French noblewoman, a Princess of the Blood, and the wife of John VII of Harcourt, Count of Harcourt and of Aumale, Viscount of Châtellerault, Baron of Elbeuf, of Mézières, of Lillebone, of La Saussaye....
. Their children were:
- Ferry II of Vaudémont (1428–1470), count of Vaudémont and sire of Joinville
- Jean VIII of Harcourt-Lorraine (died 1473), count of Aumale and baron of Elbeuf
- Henri of Lorraine (died 1505), bishop of Thérouanne (1447–1484), then bishop of Metz (1484–1505),
- Marie (died 1455), who married en 1450 Alain IX of Rohan (died 1462)
- Marguerite of Lorraine, Dame d'Aerschot and de Bierbeke (died before 1474), in 1432 married Antoine I de Croy, Seigneur de Croy