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Godfrey (or Godefrid) II (965–1023), called the Childless, son of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun (d. 1002) was the first of several members of his family to become duke of Lower Lorraine (also known as Lower Lotharingia) which roughly corresponded to modern Belgium, the Netherlands, and the northern part of the German Rhineland.
In this war, Godfrey captured Frederick of Luxembourg, Duke of Lower Lorraine, who had received that duchy, including Antwerp, from Henry III. In 1055, Godfrey besieged Antwerp, but Frederick was delivered by the Lorrainers, no longer loyal to Godfrey.
Oct 3, 2022 · Godfrey II was the Count of Leuven, Landgrave of Brabant by inheritance from 23 January 1139. He was also the Duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey VII), and as such also Margrave of Antwerp, by appointment in 1139 after the death of Duke Waleran.
Godfrey II (1012–1023) (also known as Godfrey I)
Oct 4, 2023 · Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lotharingia (died 1069), called Godfrey the Bearded, was a son of Gothelo I, Duke of Lotharingia. The German Emperor Henry III authorized him to succeed his father as duke of Upper Lotharingia in 1044, but refused him the ducal title of Lower Lotharingia.
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Oct 29, 2023 · Godfrey I (c. 1060 – 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the landgrave of Brabant, and count of Brussels and Louvain from 1095 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey V or VI) from 1106 to 1129.
Apr 24, 2020 · Explore genealogy for Godfrey II (Lorraine) de Louvain born abt. 1107 died 1142 including ancestors + descendants + 1 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
