Frederick I ( or ) (c. 1143 – 7 April 1206) was the

duke of Lorraine The rulers of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions, since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established region were kings of ...

from 1205 to his death. He was the second son of Matthias I and

Bertha Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German ''berhta'' meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names ''Beorhtgifu'' meaning "bright gift" or ''Beorhtwynn'' meaning "bright joy". The name occurs as a theonym, s ...

(also called Judith), daughter of

Frederick II, Duke of Swabia Frederick II (1090 – 6 April 1147), called the One-Eyed, was Duke of Swabia from 1105 until his death, the second from the Hohenstaufen dynasty. His younger brother Conrad was elected King of the Romans in 1138. Life Early career Frederic ...

. He succeeded his brother, Simon II, who had already given him the county of

Bitche Bitche ( , ; German and Lorraine Franconian: ) is a commune in the Moselle department, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. It is the Pays de Bitche's capital city and the seat of the Canton of Bitche and the communauté ...

in 1176 and had recognised him over the northern,

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half of Lorraine by the Treaty of Ribemont of 1179. Judith had wanted him to succeed to all their father's inheritance, but a three-year

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only secured him Bitche and a half-portion. Simon retired to a monastery in 1205, recognising Frederick's son

Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick ...

as heir. Frederick inherited it all nevertheless, but died a year later and it went to his son by Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla (1150–1223),Michel Parisse, ''Noblesse et chevalerie en Lorraine médiévale: les familles nobles du XIe au XIIIe siècle'', (Service des publications de l'Université de Nancy II, 1982), 400. daughter of

Mieszko III the Old Mieszko III the Old (c. 1126/27 – 13 March 1202), of the Piast dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 and High Duke of Poland, with interruptions, from 1173 until his death. He was the fourth and second surviving son of Duke Bolesła ...

, duke of Greater Poland and high duke of all Poland. Their children were: *

, his successor in Lorraine *Thierry the Devil (''le Diable''), lord of Autigny, married Gertrude de Montmorency, daughter of Mathieu II le Grand,

Constable of France The Constable of France (french: Connétable de France, from Latin for 'count of the stables') was lieutenant to the King of France, the first of the original five Great Officers of the Crown (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and ...

. *Henry the Lombard, who built the castle of

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*Philip (died 1243), lord of Gerbéviller *Matthias (1170–1217),

bishop of Toul The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (''de jure'' until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire. History The diocese was erect ...

*Agatha (died 1242), abbess of Remiremont *Judith, married Henry II, Count of Salm *Hediwge (died 1228), married Henry I, Count of Zweibrücken *Cunigunda (died 1214), married Waleran III of Limburg

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Dukes of Lorraine 1140s births 1206 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{Europe-royal-stub