Frederick II, Count of Vaudémont
Count of Vaudémont
Frederick (Ferry) II of Lorraine-Vaudémont (c. 1428 – 31 August 1470) was a French nobleman. He was Count of Vaudémont and Lord of Joinville from 1458 to 1470. He is sometimes numbered Frederick V by continuity with the Dukes of Lorraine.
Life
Frederick was born c. 1428 as the son of Antoine of Lorraine, Count of Vaudémont and Lord of Joinville, and Marie of Harcourt, Countess of Harcourt and Aumale, as well as Baroness of Elbeuf. In 1445, he competed in tournament at Nancy as one of the five defenders and the same year jousted at Chalons-sur-Marne. At Chinon/Razilly and Launay in 1446 he jousted, while at Tarascon the same year, Frederick won the grand prize. In 1448, he was made a member of the Order of the Crescent.
In 1445, he married his cousin Yolande of Anjou (1428–1483), daughter of René I of Anjou, (King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, of Bar and of Lorraine, Count of Provence), and of Isabelle, Duchess of Lorraine. This marriage put an end to the litigation which existed between the fathers of the bride and groom, in connection with the succession of the Duchy of Lorraine.
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