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Count of Vaudémont From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick I, or Ferry I[1] of Lorraine (9 January 1369[citation needed] – October 25, 1415 in the Battle of Agincourt[2]) was a Count of Vaudémont.[1]
Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont | |
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Born | 9 January 1369 |
Died | Agincourt | 25 October 1415
Spouse | Margaret of Joinville |
Issue | Antoine Elisabeth Frederic Charles John |
House | House of Lorraine |
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).[3] He was a younger brother of Charles II.[citation needed] In 1394, Frederick married Margaret, the heiress of Vaudémont and Joinville, and became Count of these lands in her right.[4][5] He founded the House of Vaudémont, a junior branch of the House of Lorraine.
His children were:[6]
Dynastic problems in the senior line caused his great-grandson René of Vaudémont to become Duke of Lorraine as René II in 1473.[6]
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