Godfried van Leuven en Brabant I

• Preferred Name: Godfried van Leuven en Brabant I^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Marquis, d'Anvers: BET 1106 AND 1139 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Birth: 25 JAN 1060 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France at LATI: N9.2736 LONG: E0.3119
  
• Burial: AFT 25 JAN 1139 in Affligem Abbey, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, The Roman Empire at LATI: N0.9059 LONG: E0.1122
  
• Comte, de Louvain et de Bruxelles: BET 1095 AND 1139 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• FSID: G71Q-6TD
  
• Death: 25 JAN 1139 in Affligem, Brabant, Belgium at LATI: N0.9059 LONG: E0.1122
  
• Title of Nobility: with note: Description: Count of Brabant
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
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  Godfrey 'the Bearded' of Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lotharingia
  German: Gottfried I. 'der Bärtige' Graf von Löwen und Brüssel, Landgraf von Brabant, Herzog von Nieder-Lothringen, French: Godefroi I. le Barbu de Louvain, landgrave de Brabant, duc de Basse-Lotharingie, Dutch: Godfried 'met den Baard' van Leuven, I, landgraaf van Brabant, hertog van Neder-Lotharingen
  Also Known As: "Godfrey the Bearded", "Godefroi a la Barbe", "Godfried van Brabant", "Godfried van Leuven", "Godefroi le Caplif", "Gottfried der Bärtige", "Gottfried met dem", "Count of Louvain", "Duke of Lower Louvain", "Landgrave of Brabant", "Count of Brussels", "The Bearded", "The Courag..."
  Birthdate: 1074
  Birthplace: Lorraine Inferie, France
  Death: January 23, 1139 (64-65)
  Afflighem, Brabant, Belgium (Old age)
  Place of Burial: Afflighem, Brabant, Belgium
  Immediate Family:
  
  Son of Henry II "le Ceinturé" count of Louvain & Brussels and Gravin Adela Van Leuven in de Betuwe
  Husband of Ida van Leuven and Clemence de Bourgogne, Comtesse de Burgundy
  
  Father of
  Hendrik van Leuven;
  Adelicia of Louvain;
  Godfrey de Jonge van Leuven, II, Marquis of Antwerp, Duke of Lower Lorraine;
  Ida von Kleve;
  Albert IV de Namur;
  Clarissa van Brabant and
  Jocelin of Lorraine, 4th Baron de Percy
  
  Brother of
  Sir Radolphus Lambert;
  Mathilde Van Leuven;
  Alberon van Leuven, bishop of Liège;
  Count Henry III of Leuven and Brussel;
  Oda van Leuven-Brabant; and
  Ida de Hainaut
  
  Occupation: Duke of Lower Lorraine, hertig i Niederlothringen, markgreve i Antwerpen, Greve i Löwen, greve av Bryssel, landgreve i Brabant, Count of Brabant & the Swan in "Lohengrin"!, Duke of Brabant
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_I,_Count_of_Louvain
  
  Godfrey I (German: Gottfried, Dutch: Godfried, c. 1060 - 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the landgrave of Brabant, and count of Brussels and Leuven (Louvain) from 1095 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine from 1106 to 1129. He was also margrave of Antwerp from 1106 to his death.
  
  Godfrey was the son of Henry II (c. 1020–1078) and Adela of Orthen (or Betuwe), a daughter of Count Everard of Orthen.
  
  He succeeded his brother Henry III who died wounded in a tournament in 1095, and only had young daughters. His widow Gertrude married Theodoric II, Duke of (upper) Lorraine.
  
  He first came into conflict with Otbert, Bishop of Liège, over the county of Brunengeruz that both claimed. In 1099, Emperor Henry IV allotted the county to the bishop, who entrusted it to Albert III, Count of Namur. Godfrey arbitrated a dispute between Henry III of Luxembourg and Arnold I, Count of Loon, over the appointment of the abbot of Sint-Truiden.
  
  Godfrey was in favour with the emperor and defended his interests in Lorraine. In 1102, he stopped Robert II of Flanders "the Crusader", who was invading the Cambraisis. After the death of the emperor in 1106, his son and successor, Henry V, who had been in rebellion, decided to avenge himself on his father's partisans. Duke Henry of Lower Lorraine was imprisoned and his duchy confiscated and given to Godfrey. After Henry escaped from prison, he tried to retake his duchy and captured Aachen, but ultimately failed.
  
  In 1114, during a rift between the emperor and Pope Paschal II, Godfrey led a revolt in Germany. In 1118, the emperor and the duke were reconciled. In 1119, Baldwin VII of Flanders died heirless and Flanders was contested between several claimants, one of whom, William of Ypres, had married a niece of Godfrey's second wife. Godfrey supported William, but could not enforce his claim against that of Charles the Good. Also dead in that year was Otbert. Two separate men were elected to replace him and Godfrey again sided with the loser.
  
  By marrying his daughter Adeliza to Henry I of England, who was also the father-in-law of the emperor, he greatly increased his prestige. However, Henry V died in 1125 and Godfrey supported Conrad of Hohenstaufen, the duke of Franconia, against Lothair of Supplinburg. Lothair was elected. Lothair withdrew the duchy of Lower Lorraine and granted it to Waleran of Limburg (c. 1085 – 1139), the son of Henry, whom Henry V had deprived in 1106. Nonetheless, Godfrey maintained the margraviate of Antwerp and retained the ducal title (which would in 1183 become Duke of Brabant).
  
  After the assassination of Charles the Good in 1127, the Flemish succession was again in dispute. William Clito prevailed, but was soon fraught with revolts. Godfrey intervened on behalf of Theodoric of Alsace, who prevailed against Clito. Godfrey continued to war against Liège and Namur.
  
  Godfrey spent his last years in the abbey of Affligem. He died of old age on 25 January 1139 and was buried in the left aisle of the abbey church.
  
  Godfrey married Ida of Chiny (1078–1117), daughter of Otto II, Count of Chiny, (c. 1065 – after 1131) and Adelaide of Namur.
  Children:
  1 Adeliza of Louvain (b. 1103 – d. abbey of Affligem, 23 April 1151) married Henry I, King of England and later William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel (1109 – before 1151).
  2 Godfrey II of Louvain (b. 1107 – d. 13 June 1142), Duke of Lower Lorraine, Landgrave of Brabant, Count of Brussels and Louvain. He married Lutgardis of Sulzbach (d.a. 1163), daughter of Berenger I of Sulzbach.
  3 Clarissa (d. 1140).
  4 Henry (d. in the abbey of Affligem, 1141), monk.
  5 Ida (d. 1162) married to Arnold I, Count of Cleves (d. 1147).
  6 Joscelin of Louvain*, married Agnes De Percy and had issue.
  
  Later, he married Clementia of Burgundy (c. 1078 – c. 1133), daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and widow of Robert II, Count of Flanders.
  Clementia may have been the mother of Godfrey's son
  
  *Joscelin, although some historians consider the possibility that he was born of a mistress. Clementia would have been 53 yrs old when he was born....
  
  From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
  His parentage is confirmed by a manuscript genealogy of the Percy family which names “Matildem et Agnetem” as the daughters and heiresses of “Willielmus de Percy”, adding that Agnes married “Goselino Lovayn fratri Ducis Brabantiæ”[137]. It appears likely that he was illegitimate. If it is correct that he married after 1154, he would have been rather old at that date to have been born from Duke Godefroi’s first marriage. On the other hand, Duke Godefroi’s second wife was probably too old to have given birth to children after her marriage with the duke.
  
  Joscelin accompanied his half-sister Adelisa to England when she married King Henry I in 1121. He received the honour of Petworth, Sussex from Queen Adelisa before 1151. Later, Godfroi married Clementia of Burgundy (c. 1078 – c. 1133), daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and widow of Robert II, Count of Flanders. They had no children.
  
  From Findagrave; Godfrey I of Brabant "The Bearded" Count of Brabant, Brusels and Louvain, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Margrave of Antwerp, Godefroi de Louvain Godfrey was the second son of Henry II of Brabant, Count of Louvan and Adela, the daughter of Count Everard of Orthen. Grandson of Lambert II Count of Louvain and Oda de Verdun. Born about 1060 in Brabant, now Belgium. Godfrey had an unknown first wife, and secondly married Ida of Namur, the daughter of Otto II of Namur and Adelaide of Chiny. They had the following children: * Adeliza of Louvain, wife of Henry I, King of England & William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel * Godfrey II of Louvain, Duke of Lower Lotharingia, Landgrave of Brabant, Count of Brussels and Louvain * Clarissa d. 1140 * Henry, monk at the abbey of Affligem * Ida, wife of Arnold II, count of Cleves * Joscelin of Louvain, married Agnes De Percy After Ida died in 1125, Godfrey married Clementia, the daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and widow of Robert II, Count of Flanders. They had no children. Godfrey succeeded his brother Henry III in 1095. His life and rule was full of struggles over land with many political heads of state and religious powers. Godfrey's peers were the Emperor Henry IV, King Henry of England, Pope Paschal II, Robert II of Flanders, Baldwin of Flanders abd Charles the Good. Godfrey retired to the abbey of Affligem, dying of old age on 25 January 1139, buried in the left aisle of the abbey church. Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRABANT,%20LOUVAIN.htm#GodefroiVIILowLothdied1190A as of 6/13/2016
  
  GODEFROI de Louvain, son of HENRI [II] Comte de Louvain & his wife Adela [Adelheid] in de
  
  === !#21> Complete Peerage-v1-p235, (FHL 942 ===
  !#21> Complete Peerage-v1-p235, (FHL 942 D22cok); !TITLE> & Count of Louvain; TITLE> Duke of Lothier is alternative way of saying Duke of Lower Lorraine - this area was originally part of Austrasia and named Lothringen; ^BIRTH: L3> Lorraine Inferieure;
  
  === Name Suffix: Count of Brabant Ance ===
  Name Suffix: Count of Brabant Ancestral File Number: V9VP-L6
  
  === Name Suffix: Count of Brabant Ance ===
  Name Suffix: Count of Brabant Ancestral File Number: V9VP-L6 !Titles: Duke of Lorraine and Count of Brabant. "Royal Ancestors" by Michel Call, chart # 11473.
  
  === dit le Barbu. ===
  dit le Barbu.

1. Ida von Löwen, b. 1108 in Leuven, Brabant, Belgium     d. 27 JUL 1162 in Somme, Picardie, France
2. Adeliza the Queen Dowager, b. ABT 1103     d. 23 APR 1151 in French Flanders, France
3. Godfried de Louvain II, b. 1110 in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium     d. 13 de junho de 1142 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

1. Joscelin de Louvain, b. 1123 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium     d. 29 SEP 1180 in Pentwoth, Sussex, England

1. Title: Godefroi de Louvain, Duke of Lower Lotharingia, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRABANT,%20LOUVAIN.htm#GodefroiILouvainVLowLothdied1139B;
   Note: GODEFROI de Louvain, son of HENRI [II] Comte de Louvain & his wife Adela [Adelheid] in der Betuwe (-25 Jan 1139, bur Afflighem Abbey). The Chronicon Affligemense names "Heinrico et Godefrido" as the two sons of "Adela comitissa Lovaniensis"[96]. "Henricus…Bracbatensis patriæ comes et advocatus" founded Afflighem abbey by charter dated 1086 which also records the donation of property "juxta in villa…Asca" made by "fraterque meus Godefridus"[97]. He succeeded his brother in 1095 as GODEFROI Comte de Louvain. He was in conflict with Richer Bishop of Liège over the county of Brugeron in 1095/96[98]. Markgraaf van Antwerpen 1105. Heinrich V King of Germany invested him as GODEFROI V "le Barbu" Duke of Lower Lotharingia in 1106. The Continuatio Chronici Afflegemiensis records that “Godefridus cum barba Dux Lotharingiæ, Comes Lovaniensis et Bruxellensis Marchio sacri Regni” founded Afflighem Abbey where he was buried[99]. Vogt of Afflighem 1107. The Gesta Abbatem Trudonensium records the abdication in 1128 of "Godefridum Lovaniensem comitem de ducatu Lotharingie" and his substitution by "Waleramnum comitem Lemburgie"[100]. Vogt of Gembloux and Nivelles 1129. "Ducem Godefridum seniorem eiusque filium…Godefridum iuniorem" donated property "in parochia Braniensi…Dudinsart" to Gembloux by charter dated 1131, witnessed by "Godefridus comes Namucensis eiusque filius Henricus, Henricus minor filius ipsius ducis, Wilhelmus advocatus de Namuco eiusque frater Anselmus…"[101]. The Annales Blandinienses record the death in 1139 of "Godefridus maior dux Lotharingiæ"[102]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death of "Godefridus Barbatus Lovaniensis dux Lothariensis" and his burial at Afflighem[103]. The necrology of Brogne records the death "VIII Kal Feb" of "Godefridus dux Lovaniensis, frater nostre societatis"[104]. m firstly ([1105]) IDA de Chiny, daughter of OTTO [II] Comte de Chiny & his wife Alix de Namur (-1117/25). Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the Gesta Abbatem Trudonensium which records [her brother] "Adalbero Metensium primicerius, filiorum Lovaniensis domini avunculus"[105]. m secondly ([1125]) as her second husband, CLEMENCE de Bourgogne, widow of ROBERT II Count of Flanders, daughter of GUILLAUME I Comte de Bourgogne & his wife Etiennette --- ([1078]-[1133]). "Clementie Flandrarum comitisse" is named as wife of "Robertus iunior" in the Cartulaire de Saint-Bertin[106]. Orderic Vitalis names her as wife of Count Robert but does not give her origin[107]. Her origin is confirmed by the Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana which names "Clementiam filiam Willelmi comitis Burgundionum cognomento Testahardith" as wife of "Rodbertus Rodberti filius"[108]. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified. Clemence could not have been born much later than 1078, given the birth of her first child (by her first husband) in 1093. She was appointed regent in Flanders during the absence of her first husband on crusade[109]. She promoted the monastic movement and introduced Cluniac rule into several abbeys in Flanders[110]. She founded Bourbourg Abbey with her first husband in [1103]. "Balduinus Flandrensium comes et Clementia comitissa" confirmed the donation of the church of Saint-Bertin to Cluny made by "dominus meus Rotbertus comes", by charter 12 Apr 1112[111]. She opposed the succession in 1119 of Count Charles, supporting the candidature of Guillaume d'Ypres[112]. The Cartulaire de Saint-Bertin records the death in [1133] of "Clementia Roberti iunioris vidua" and specifies that "eatenus pene terciam partem Flandrie dotis loco tenuit"[113], although it is curious that this does not refer to her second husband who was still alive when she died. Mistress (1): ---. The name of Duke Godefroi's mistress is not known. Duke Godefroi V & his first wife had five children: 1. GODEFROI de Louvain (-[11 Nov/31 Dec] 1142, bur Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre). "Ducem Godefridum seniorem eiusque filium…Godefridum iuniorem" donated property "in parochia Braniensi…Dudinsart" to Gembloux by charter dated 1131, witnessed by "Godefridus comes Namucensis eiusque filius Henricus, Henricus minor filius ipsius ducis, Wilhelmus advocatus de Namuco eiusque frater Anselmus…"[114]. He was installed in 1140 as GODEFROI VI Duke of Lower Lotharingia by his wife's brother-in-law Konrad III King of Germany. Duke of Louvain 1141. The Annales Blandinienses record the death in 1142 of "Godefridus minor dux Lotharingiæ"[115]. The Oude Kronik van Brabant records the death in 1143 of "Godefridus Medianus dux Lotharingie" and his burial "Lovanii in templo Sancti Petri"[116]. m ([1139]) as her first husband, LUTGARDIS von Sulzbach, daughter of BERENGAR [III] Graf von Sulzbach & his second wife Adelheid von Wolfratshausen (-after 1163). The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ names "Ludgarde ducissa de Saltzebach" as the wife of "Godefridus…secundus dux"[117]. She married secondly (1143) Hugo [XII] Graf von Dagsburg und Metz. Her second marriage is suggested by the undated charter under which her son "Adelbertus…comes Metensis et de Dasbourch" appointed "nepotem meum ducem Lotharingiæ" as his heir "de castro meo Dasbourgh…"[118]. Duke Godefroi VI & his wife had one child: a) GODEFROI de Louvain (1142-10 Aug 1190, bur Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre). The Annales Parchenses name "Godefridus unius anni puer" as successor of "Godefridus dux iunior frater Heinric comitis"[119]. He succeeded his father in 1142 as GODEFROI VII Duke of Lower Lotharingia. Duke of Louvain 1147. Graaf van Brabant 1153. - see below. 2. HENRI de Louvain (-Affligem Abbey 27 Sep 1141, bur Afflighem Abbey or Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre). "Ducem Godefridum seniorem eiusque filium…Godefridum iuniorem" donated property "in parochia Braniensi…Dudinsart" to Gembloux by charter dated 1131, witnessed by "Godefridus comes Namucensis eiusque filius Henricus, Henricus minor filius ipsius ducis, Wilhelmus advocatus de Namuco eiusque frater Anselmus…"[120]. Comte de Louvain. Monk at Afflighem. "Henricus filius Godefridi Ducis Lotharingiæ et comitis Lovanii" donated property on entering Afflighem abbey as a monk, for the souls of "…Claritiæ sororis nostræ" and for "fratre meo Duce Godefrido et sororibus meis Aleide regina Angliæ et Ida comitissa", by charter dated to [1141][121]. The Continuatio Chronici Afflegemiensis records that “Henricus comes…Godefridi” became a monk at Afflighem where he was buried[122]. The Annales Parchenses record the death in 1141 of "Heinricus comes filius eius [=Godefridi ducis magni]"[123]. 3. ADELISA de Louvain ([1103/06]-Afflighem Abbey 23/24 Mar or 23 Apr 1151, bur Afflighem Abbey). The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ names (in order) "Alaida…Anglorum regina…comitissa de Cleves Ida…[et] Clarissia virgo" as the three daughters of "Godefridus Cum-barba"[124]. The Balduini Ninovensis Chronicon records the marriage of "Henricus rex Anglorum" and "Athelam filiam Godefridi ducis Lotharingie" in 1121[125]. The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records the marriage "IV Kal Feb" [1121] of King Henry and "Atheleidem filiam Godefridi ducis Lotharingæ puellam virginem" and her coronation as queen "III Kal Feb"[126]. Orderic Vitalis names her and her father[127]. The Continuatio Chronici Afflegemiensis records that “Godefridus cum barba Dux Lotharingiæ…filia…Aleidis” married “Regi Angliæ” in 1121, died “IX Kal Mai” and was buried at Afflighem after the death of her second husband[128]. The castle and honour of Arundel was settled on Queen Adelisa after her first husband died. Robert of Torigny records that "Willermi de Albinaio quem vocant comitem de Arundel" married "Aelizam reginam relictam Henrici senioris regis Anglorum"[129]. She became a nun at Affleghem Abbey, near Aalst in Brabant in [1149/50]. The Annals of Margan record the death in 1151 of “Adelidis, regina secunda Henrici regis”[130]. The Continuatio Chronici Afflegemiensis records that “Godefridus cum barba Dux Lotharingiæ…filia…Aleidis” died “IX Kal Mai” and was buried at Afflighem after the death of her second husband[131]. The necrology of Lyre monastery records the death "25 Mar" of "Adelicia regina"[132]. m firstly (Royal Chapel, Windsor Castle 29 Jan or 2 Feb 1121) as his second wife, HENRY I King of England, son of WILLIAM I King of England & his wife Mathilde de Flandre ([Selby, Yorkshire Sep 1168]-Saint-Denis le Ferment, Forêt d’Angers near Rouen 1/2 Dec 1135, bur Reading Abbey, Berkshire). m secondly ([1136/Sep 1139]) WILLIAM d’Aubigny [de Albini], son of WILLIAM d’Aubigny Lord of the manor of Buckenham, Norfolk & his wife Maud le Bigod (-Waverley Abbey, Surrey 12 Oct 1176, bur Wymondham Priory, Norfolk). He was created Earl of Arundel [1142]. 4. IDA de Louvain (-27 Jul before 1162). The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ names (in order) "Alaida…Anglorum regina…comitissa de Cleves Ida…[et] Clarissia virgo" as the three daughters of "Godefridus Cum-barba"[133]. "Theodericus comes in Cleue et Aleidis uxor mea" donated property to Kloster Bedburg, for the anniversaries "X Kal Mar…patris mei Arnoldi comitis et VI Kal Aug matris mee Ide comitisse", by charter dated 1162[134]. m ([1128]) ARNOLD [I] Graf von Kleve, son of DIETRICH [I] Graf von Kleve & his wife --- (-20 Aug after 1147, bur Bedburg). 5. CLARISSA de Louvain (-before [1141]). The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ names (in order) "Alaida…Anglorum regina…comitissa de Cleves Ida…[et] Clarissia virgo" as the three daughters of "Godefridus Cum-barba"[135]. "Henricus filius Godefridi Ducis Lotharingiæ et comitis Lovanii" donated property on entering Afflighem abbey as a monk, for the souls of "…Claritiæ sororis nostræ" and for "fratre meo Duce Godefrido et sororibus meis Aleide regina An
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   Author: Collins's Peerage of England, ed. S.E. Brydges IX vols, London 1812. Académie royale de Belgique, Biographie Nationale, v. 7, Brussels, 1883. Cawley, Charles, Medieval Lands Project on Godfrey I, Count of Louvain, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
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   Note: Godfrey I Duke of Lower Lorraine Landgraviate of Brabant Count of Louvain Count of Brussels Born 1060 Died 25 January 1139 (aged 79) Buried Affligem Abbey Noble family Reginar Spouse(s) Ida of Chiny Clementia of Bourgogne Issue Adeliza, Queen of England Godfrey II of Louvain Clarissa Henry Ida Joceline of Louvain Father Henry II, Count of Louvain Mother Adèle of Orthen (Verdun) Godfrey I (Dutch: Godfried, c. 1060 – 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great,(the second Godfroi to carry this moniker--the first lived 997-1069)- 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. He was also Margrave of Antwerp from 1106 to his death. Biography Godfrey was the son of Henry II (c. 1020–1078) and Adela of Orthen (or Betuwe), a daughter of Count Everard of Orthen. He succeeded his brother Henry III who died wounded in a tournament in 1095, and only had young daughters. His widow Gertrude married Theodoric II, Duke of (upper) Lorraine. He first came into conflict with Otbert, Bishop of Liège, over the county of Brunengeruz that both claimed. In 1099, Emperor Henry IV allotted the county to the bishop, who entrusted it to Albert III, Count of Namur. Godfrey arbitrated a dispute between Henry III of Luxembourg and Arnold I, Count of Loon, over the appointment of the abbot of Sint-Truiden. Godfrey was in favour with the emperor and defended his interests in Lorraine. In 1102, he stopped Robert II of Flanders "the Crusader", who was invading the Cambraisis. After the death of the emperor in 1106, his son and successor, Henry V, who had been in rebellion, decided to avenge himself on his father's partisans. Duke Henry of Lower Lorraine was imprisoned and his duchy confiscated and given to Godfrey. After Henry escaped from prison, he tried to retake his duchy and captured Aachen, but ultimately failed. In 1114, during a rift between the emperor and Pope Paschal II, Godfrey led a revolt in Germany. In 1118, the emperor and the duke were reconciled. In 1119, Baldwin VII of Flanders died heirless and Flanders was contested between several claimants, one of whom, William of Ypres, had married a niece of Godfrey's second wife. Godfrey supported William, but could not enforce his claim against that of Charles the Good. Also dead in that year was Otbert. Two separate men were elected to replace him and Godfrey again sided with the loser. By marrying his daughter Adeliza to Henry I of England, who was also the father-in-law of the emperor, he greatly increased his prestige. However, Henry V died in 1125 and Godfrey supported Conrad of Hohenstaufen, the duke of Franconia, against Lothair of Supplinburg. Lothair was elected. Lothair withdrew the duchy of Lower Lorraine and granted it to Waleran of Limburg (c. 1085 – 1139), the son of Henry, whom Henry V had deprived in 1106. Nonetheless, Godfrey maintained the margraviate of Antwerp and retained the ducal title (which would in 1183 become Duke of Brabant). After the assassination of Charles the Good in 1127, the Flemish succession was again in dispute. William Clito prevailed, but was soon fraught with revolts. Godfrey intervened on behalf of Theodoric of Alsace, who prevailed against Clito. Godfrey continued to war against Liège and Namur. Godfrey spent his last years in the abbey of Affligem. He died of old age on 25 January 1139 and was buried in the left aisle of the abbey church. He is sometimes said to have passed in 1140, but this is an error. Family and children[edit] He married Ida of Chiny (1078–1117), daughter of Otto II, Count of Chiny, (c. 1065 – after 1131) and Adelaide of Namur. They had several children: Adeliza of Louvain (b. 1103 – d. abbey of Affligem, 23 April 1151) married Henry I, King of England and later William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel (1109 – before 1151). Godfrey II of Louvain (b. 1107 – d. 13 June 1142), Duke of Lower Lotharingia (Lower Lorraine), Landgrave of Brabant, Count of Brussels and Louvain. He married Lutgardis of Sulzbach (d.a. 1163), daughter of Berenger I of Sulzbach. Clarissa (d. 1140). Henry (d. in the abbey of Affligem, 1141), monk. Ida (d. 1162) married to Arnold I, Count of Cleves (d. 1147). Joscelin of Louvain, married Agnes De Percy and had issue. Later, he married Clementia of Burgundy (c. 1078 – c. 1133), daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and widow of Robert II, Count of Flanders. They had no children.
   
6. Title: Godfrey I Duke of Brabant, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-FJJ2 : 13 September 2020), Godfrey I Duke of Brabant, ; Burial, Affligem, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant), Belgium, Affligem Abbey; citing record ID 62531138, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-FJJ2;
   
7. Title: Wikipedia (D) - Gottfried I. von Löwen
   Publication: Name: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_VI._(Niederlothringen);
   
8. Title: History of the Crusades Volume I
   Author: Runciman, A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Cambridge University Press, 1987, Page 270.
   
9. Title: Findagrave
   Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62531138/godfrey_i-duke_of-brabant;
   
10. Title: Counts of Louvain in Wikipedia ~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counts_of_Louvain [See document in the Memories section]
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/141837969;
    Note: Counts of Louvain in Wikipedia ~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counts_of_Louvain [See document in the Memories section]
    Page: Counts of Louvain in Wikipedia ~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counts_of_Louvain [See document in the Memories section]