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County of Vaudémont

1070 CE – 1473 CE (approx.) · capital Vaudémont

A small Lorraine county held by a cadet line of the ducal house, whose heir René II finally inherited the Duchy of Lorraine itself.

Origins

Around 1070 Duke Gerard of Lorraine's younger son Gerard received the county of Vaudémont, south of Nancy, with its castle on the hill of Sion. His descendants ruled it as a cadet branch, often at odds with the main ducal line.

Rule and society

Vaudémont was a modest rural county whose hill of Sion was a Marian pilgrimage site. In the 14th century it passed to the house of Joinville and then, by marriage, to Ferry of Lorraine. His son Antoine of Vaudémont claimed the Duchy of Lorraine and defeated René of Anjou at Bulgnéville in 1431.

Decline and legacy

Antoine's son Ferry II married René's daughter Yolande, and their son René II inherited the Duchy of Lorraine in 1473, merging Vaudémont with it. The title survived as a dignity for younger members of the ducal family.

Lineage

County of VaudémontDuchy of Lorraine 959 CE – 1766 CE

Connections (1)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). County of Vaudémont. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-vaudemont
MLA
“County of Vaudémont.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-vaudemont. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “County of Vaudémont.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-vaudemont.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘County of Vaudémont’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-vaudemont (Accessed: ).

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