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Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine

Male 1142 - 1190  (48 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine was born in 1142 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium (son of Godfrey II, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine and Luitgarde von Saltzbach); died on 10 Aug 1190; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): From 1143 to 1183; He was the Duke of Brabant from 1143 to 1183.

    Godfrey married Margaret von Limbourg in 1155. Margaret (daughter of Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Count of Arlon and Matilda von Saffenburg) was born about 1139; died in 1172/73. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant was born in 1165 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium; died on 5 Sep 1235 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

    Family/Spouse: Imagina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Godfrey II, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine was born about 1108 (son of Godfrey I of Brabant "the Beareded", Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine and Ida of Namur and Chiny); died in 1142.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also the Count of Louvain.

    Notes:

    Parents: Weis (1982) states that he was a natural child whose mother was an unknown mistress.

    Godfrey married Luitgarde von Saltzbach in 1139. Luitgarde (daughter of Berenger II, Count of Sultzbach and Adelaide von Wolfratshausen) was born about 1120 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria, Germany; died after 1162. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Luitgarde von Saltzbach was born about 1120 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria, Germany (daughter of Berenger II, Count of Sultzbach and Adelaide von Wolfratshausen); died after 1162.
    Children:
    1. 1. Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine was born in 1142 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium; died on 10 Aug 1190; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Godfrey I of Brabant "the Beareded", Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine was born about 1060 (son of Henry II of Brabant, Count of Louvain and Adelaide of the Betuwe); died on 25 Jan 1139; was buried in Affligem Abbey, Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also the Margrave of Antwerp.
    • Title(s): 1060; In 1060 Godfrey became the Margrave of Antwerp.

    Godfrey married Ida of Namur and Chiny about 1105. Ida (daughter of Otto II, Count of Chiny and Adelaide of Namur) was born in 1083 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died between 1117 and 1122. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ida of Namur and Chiny was born in 1083 in Alsace-Lorraine, France (daughter of Otto II, Count of Chiny and Adelaide of Namur); died between 1117 and 1122.

    Notes:

    Death: Stuart (2002) gives her death as after 1125.

    Children:
    1. 2. Godfrey II, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine was born about 1108; died in 1142.
    2. Adeliza of Louvain was born about 1103; died on 23 Apr 1151 in Affligem, Flanders.
    3. Joscelin of Louvain, Baron Percy died before 1180.

  3. 6.  Berenger II, Count of Sultzbach was born about 1080 (son of Gebhard II, Count of Sulzbach and Irmgard von Rot); died on 3 Dec 1125 in Mainz-Kastel, Hesse, Germany.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was an advocate of Bamburg.

    Berenger married Adelaide von Wolfratshausen about 1111. Adelaide (daughter of Otto II von Wolfratshausen, Count of Diessen, Thanning, and Ambras and Adelaide von Regensburg) was born about 1084; died on 11 Jan 1126. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Adelaide von Wolfratshausen was born about 1084 (daughter of Otto II von Wolfratshausen, Count of Diessen, Thanning, and Ambras and Adelaide von Regensburg); died on 11 Jan 1126.
    Children:
    1. 3. Luitgarde von Saltzbach was born about 1120 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria, Germany; died after 1162.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Henry II of Brabant, Count of Louvain was born about 1020 (son of Lambert II, Count of Louvain and Brussels and Oda); died in 1078/79; was buried in Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim.

    Henry married Adelaide of the Betuwe on Yes, date unknown. Adelaide (daughter of Eberhard von der Betuwe und Tristerbaut, Count in the Betuwe) was born about 1045; died after 1086. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Adelaide of the Betuwe was born about 1045 (daughter of Eberhard von der Betuwe und Tristerbaut, Count in the Betuwe); died after 1086.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She is also known as Adelaide of Orlamunda.

    Children:
    1. 4. Godfrey I of Brabant "the Beareded", Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine was born about 1060; died on 25 Jan 1139; was buried in Affligem Abbey, Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
    2. Ida of Louvain was born about 1065; died in 1139.

  3. 10.  Otto II, Count of Chiny (son of Arnold II, Count of Warcq, Ivoix, and Chiny and Adela of Rameru and Montdidier); died on 28 Mar 1125.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He became a monk before he died.

    Otto married Adelaide of Namur on Yes, date unknown. Adelaide (daughter of Adalbert III, Count of Namur and Ida of Saxony) was born in 1068; died in 1124. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Adelaide of Namur was born in 1068 (daughter of Adalbert III, Count of Namur and Ida of Saxony); died in 1124.
    Children:
    1. 5. Ida of Namur and Chiny was born in 1083 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died between 1117 and 1122.

  5. 12.  Gebhard II, Count of Sulzbach was born about 1058 (son of Gebhard I, Count of Sulzbach and daughter of Berenger); died about 1085.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Land/House: say 1080; He built the Castle of Sulzbach near Bamburg in Bavaria.

    Gebhard married Irmgard von Rot about 1079. Irmgard (daughter of Kuno von Rot, Pfalzgrave of Bavaria and Uta von Diessen) died on 14 Jun 1101. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Irmgard von Rot (daughter of Kuno von Rot, Pfalzgrave of Bavaria and Uta von Diessen); died on 14 Jun 1101.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Her name was also spelt Ermendard.

    Children:
    1. 6. Berenger II, Count of Sultzbach was born about 1080; died on 3 Dec 1125 in Mainz-Kastel, Hesse, Germany.

  7. 14.  Otto II von Wolfratshausen, Count of Diessen, Thanning, and Ambras (son of Berthold II, Count in the Upper Isar and [no first name] von Hohenwart); died in 1120.

    Otto married Adelaide von Regensburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Adelaide von Regensburg (daughter of Henry, Burggrave of Regensburg).
    Children:
    1. 7. Adelaide von Wolfratshausen was born about 1084; died on 11 Jan 1126.