Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine
Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine | |
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House of Ardennes–Verdun | |
| Issue | Godfrey the Bearded Gothelo II Pope Stephen IX Regilinda Oda Matilda |
| Father | Godfrey I, Count of Verdun |
| Mother | Matilda of Saxony |
Gothelo (or Gozelo) (c. 967 – 19 April 1044), called the Great, was the
Meaux, Chartres and Troyes (the later Champagne). It was during this time 1033-1034, that Gothelo clashed with Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, concerning the march of Ename.[3]
In the Battle of Bar on 15 November 1037, Gothelo dealt a decisive blow to Odo, who was trying to create an independent state between France and Germany. Odo died in the battle.
Gothelo died on 19 April 1044 and was buried in the
Emperor Henry III refused to give him the duchy of Lower Lorraine as well. When Godfrey showed disagreement with the imperial decision, Henry III threatened to pass the duchy to Godfrey's incompetent brother Gothelo. This caused a long rebellion in Lotharingia between the allies of Godfrey (the counts of Flanders and Leuven
) and imperial forces (1044–1056).
Family
The name of Gothelo's wife is not known, the name Barbe de Lebarten (and in fact her entire ancestry), being a spurious concoction of later genealogists.[4] He had the following children:
- duke of Lower Lorraine[2]
- Gothelo, duke of Lower Lorraine[2]
- Frederick, later Pope Stephen IX[2]
- Regilinda, married Albert II, Count of Namur[2]
- Oda, married Lambert II, Count of Leuven[2]
- Matilda,[2] married Henry I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
References
- ^ a b Morby 1989, p. 128.
- ^ a b c d e f g Tanner 2004, p. 300.
- ^ Tanner 2004, p. 84.
- ^ Theodor Schliephake in Geschichte von Nassau, von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die Gegenwart, auf der Grundlage urkundlicher Quellenforschung, vol 1 (Wiesbaden, 1866)
Sources
- Morby, John (1989). Dynasties of the World. Oxford University Press.
- Tanner, Heather (2004). Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, c.879-1160. Brill.
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