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By inheritance, Godfrey was Count of Verdun and he became Margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of the Duke of Lower Lorraine. The Holy Roman Emperor Henry III authorized him to succeed his father as Duke of Upper Lorraine in 1044, but refused him the ducal title in Lower Lorraine, for he feared the power of a united duchy.
Godfrey I (Dutch: Godfried, c. 1060 – 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the Landgrave of Brabant, Count of Brussels and Leuven (Louvain) from 1095 to his death and Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1106 to 1129.
Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany (complete list, ... Godfrey the Bearded, Duke (1044–1047), of Lower Lorraine (1065–1069) Godfrey IV, Duke (1069–1076)
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
Godfrey II (1012–1023) (also known as Godfrey I) Gothelo I (1023–1044) (also duke of Upper Lorraine) Gothelo II (1044–1046) House of Luxembourg. Frederick I (1046–1065) House of Ardennes–Verdun. Godfrey III the Bearded (1065–1069) (also known as Godfrey II, previously duke of Upper Lorraine) Godfrey IV (1069–1076) (also known as ...
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 [1]) which roughly corresponded to modern Belgium, southern Netherlands, and the northern part of the German Rhineland.
Holy Roman Empire in Germany. See also List of state leaders in the 11th-century Holy Roman Empire. ... Godfrey the Bearded, Regent (1053–1055) to the papacy (1056 ...
Godfrey was succeeded in 1023 by his brother Gozelo Ι, who also became Duke of Upper Lorraine in 1033. Both duchies were in the control of the dynasty until 1046, when the rebellions of Godfrey ΙΙΙ the Bearded led to the loss of both titles.