Background
He was the son of Duke John I of Lorraine and younger brother of Charles World War II
He was the son of Duke John I of Lorraine and younger brother of Charles World War 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. 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.
