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The Crusader Godfrey of Bouillon was a nephew of Godfrey IV the Hunchback, and the last of the dynasty to hold the Duchy. The Castle of Bouillon is first mentioned in 988 in a letter to Godfrey Ι the Captive from his brother Adalberon, Archbishop of Reims .
Godfrey I (died 1002), called the Prisoner or the Captive [1] (le Captif), sometimes the Old (le Vieux), was the count of Bidgau and Methingau from 959 and the sovereign count of Verdun [2] [3] 963 to his death. In 969, he obtained the Margraviate of Antwerp and Ename. Between 974 and 998, he was also the sovereign count of Hainault and Mons
Gozlin and Oda had the following children: Reginar, count of Bastogne (d. 18 April 963). One of his sons was Adalberon (bishop of Laon). Henry (d. 6 September 1000), Count of Arlon. Godfrey "the Captive" (935/940 – 3 September 995/1002), count of Verdun [2] Adalberon (935/940 – 23 January 989), archbishop of Reims 969-989.
Godfrey I (born 940/945; died 964) was the count of Hainault from 958 and margrave or vice-duke of Lower Lorraine from 959, when that duchy was divided by Duke Bruno, who remained duke until his death in 964.
963–1002 Godfrey I, called the Prisoner, son of Gothelo, Count of Bidgau, son of Wigeric and Cunigunda, and Uda of Metz; married Matilda, daughter of Herman, Duke of Saxony; 1002–1012 Godfrey II, son of previous, duke of Lower Lorraine from 1012 to his death in 1023; 1012–1022 Frederick, brother of previous
The House of Ardenne (or Ardennes, French Maison d'Ardenne) was an important medieval noble family from Lotharingia, known from at least the tenth century.They had several important branches, descended from several brothers: [1]
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ten children Children of Stephen, divided the land. Louis I the Black: 1424: 1459–1489: 19 July 1489: Palatinate-Zweibrücken: Johanna de Croÿ 20 March 1454 Luxembourg twelve children Otto II the Mathematician: 26 June 1435: 1461–1490: 8 April 1499: Palatinate-Mosbach: Unmarried: Had a strong interest in astronomy and mathematics.