Lambert II, Count of Louvain and Brussels

990 - 1054  (64 years)

• Name	Lambert II
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 990  [1, 3]
  Miscellaneous	say 1040 (Age 50)  [4]
  Lambert arranged to transfer the remains of Saint Gudule to the St. Michael church. This church, thereafter known as Saints-Michel-et-Gudule, developed to become St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral.
  Military	1054 (Age 64)  [4]
  In 1054 he took up arms against Emperor Henry III, and lost his life at Tounai.
  Death	19 Jun 1054	Tournai, Wallonia, Belgium   [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	—	Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim   [1]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Lambert II, Count of Louvain and Brussels,   b. About 990   d. 19 Jun 1054, Tournai, Wallonia, Belgium  (Age 64 years) ▻ Oda + 2. Matilda of Louvain ▻ Eustace I, Count of Boulogne
  Person ID	I3203	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Lambert I "the Bearded", Count of Louvain and Mons,   b. About 952   d. 12 Sep 1015, near Florennes (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Gerberga of Lower Lorraine,   b. About 975   d. After 1017 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	About 990
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 38 years - She : ~ 15 years.
  Family ID	F2599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oda   d. 23 Oct 1044
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Henry II of Brabant, Count of Louvain,   b. About 1020   d. 1078/79 (Age 59 years)   2. Adela of Louvain   3. Raginar of Louvain   d. 1077
  Family ID	F2596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 19 Jun 1054 - Tournai, Wallonia, Belgium Burial - — - Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S1480] Vandeweyer, Jules. "Ermengarde the Mysterious: An Essay Identifying a Very Noble Woman" , (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 3, number 4, July 2010). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Lambert II, Count of Louvain.