Frederick II of Vaudémont (ca. 1428 – 31 August 1470), also known as Frederick II of Lorraine, was Count of Vaudémont and Lord of Joinville from 1458 to 1470. He was son of Antoine of Lorraine

Antoine of Vaudémont

Antoine of Vaudémont was Count of Vaudémont and sieur de Joinville from 1418 to 1458. By marriage, he was also Count of Aumale and Baron of Elbeuf from 1452 to 1458.-Life:...

, Count of Vaudémont and Lord of Joinville and Marie

Marie of Harcourt (1398-1476)

Marie of Harcourt was Countess of Aumale and Baroness of Elbeuf from 1452 to 1476. She was the eldest daughter of John VII of Harcourt, Count of Harcourt and Aumale and Baron of Elbeuf, and of Marie of Alençon....

, Countess of Aumale and Baroness of Elbeuf. He is sometimes numbered Frederick V by continuity with the Dukes of Lorraine.

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. They had six children:

• Peter, d.1451
• René II of Lorraine (1451–1508), Duke of Lorraine
• Nicholas, Lord of Joinville and Bauffremont, died about 1476
• Joan (1458–1480), married Charles IV, Duke of Anjou
  Charles IV, Duke of Anjou
  Charles IV, Duke of Anjou, also Charles of Maine, Count of Le Maine and Guise was the son of the Angevin prince Charles of Le Maine, Count of Maine, who was the youngest son of Louis II of Anjou and Yolande of Aragon, Queen of Four Kingdoms.He succeeded his father as Count of Maine, Guise, Mortain...
  
   in 1474
• Yolande, married William II, Landgrave of Hesse
  William II, Landgrave of Hesse
  William II was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500....
  
   in 1497
• Margaret
  Margaret of Lorraine
  Margaret of Lorraine was Duchess of Alençon, and a nun of the order of Poor Clares . She was beatified in 1921.-Marriage and children:...
  
   (1463–1521), married René of Alençon
  René of Alençon
  René of Alençon , was the son of John II of Alençon and Marie of Armagnac.-Restoration of title:...
  
   in 1488

In 1453 his father-in-law honoured him with the command of the troops that he sent to the Dauphin Louis

Louis XI of France

Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....

 to help him to fight the Duke of Savoy

Louis, Duke of Savoy

Louis I was Duke of Savoy from 1440 until his death.-Life:...

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In 1456 René entrusted the government of the Duchy of Bar to Frederick, and in 1459 granted him the honorary title of Lieutenant-General of Sicily.