Frederick of Lorraine
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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. He founded the House of Vaudemont, a junior branch of the Duchy of Lorraine.
His children were:
Dynastic problems in the senior side made his great-grandson René of Vaudemont
Duke of Lorraine in 1473.
He was the son of Duke John I of Lorraine
John I, Duke of Lorraine
John I was the duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death. As an infant of six months, he succeeded his father, Rudolph, who was killed in the Battle of Crécy. His mother was Mary, daughter of Guy I of Blois....
and younger brother of Charles II
Charles 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....
. In 1393, Frederick married Margaret the heiress of Vaudemont and Joinville, and became Count of these lands in her right. He founded the House of Vaudemont, a junior branch of the Duchy of Lorraine.
His children were:
- Antoine, who succeeded as Count of Vaudemont,
- Isabelle, who married Philipp I of Nassau-WeilburgPhilipp I of Nassau-WeilburgCount Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg was Count of Nassau in Weilburg in 1371–1429.He was a son of Count John I of Nassau-Weilburg and Johanna of Saarbrücken.-Family and children:...
, and - Margaret, who married Thibault II of Blamont.
Dynastic problems in the senior side made his great-grandson René of Vaudemont
René II, Duke of Lorraine
René II was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508...
Duke of Lorraine in 1473.
See also
- Dukes of Lorraine family treeDukes of Lorraine family treeThis is a family tree of the House of Lorraine. It ranges from the foundation of the Longwy dynasty, in 1047, to the abdication of Francis III of Lorraine in 1737.See also: Lorraine...