Husband Clotaire I "le Vieux" King of Soissons and King of the Franks 1 2 3
AKA: Chlothar I King of Soissons, King of the Franks, Lothair I King of Soissons
Born: 497 - Soissons, (Aisne, Picardy), Neustria, France
Christened:
Died: 23 Nov 561
Buried: - Abbey of Saint-Medard, Soissons, (Aisne, Picardy), Neustria, France
Father: Clovis I King of the Franks (Abt 0466-0511) 4 5 6
Mother: Clotilde Queen of the Franks (0475-0545) 7 8 9 10
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Guntheuc ( - ) - Abt 524
Other Spouse: Radegund ( - )
Other Spouse: Ingund (Abt 0500- ) 11 12
Other Spouse: Arnégonde (Abt 0515-0573) 13 14 15
Wife Chunsina 16
AKA: Chunsine
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Chram 17
AKA: Chramn
Born:
Christened:
Died: Bef 561
Buried:
Research Notes: Husband - Clotaire I "le Vieux" King of Soissons and King of the Franks
Succeeded Clovis I in Soissons. Source: Wikipedia - Agnes of Essex Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 246-26 (Aubrey de Vere)
Events
• Crowned: King of Scots, 971.
Born before 954.
Killed by his own men.
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, line 170-17 Events
• Crowned: King of the Picts and Scots, 843.
FamilySearch has 6 Feb 859
From Ancestral Roots, line 710-13. Slain in battle by the Norse. FamilySearch has d. 877 in Inverdovat, Forgan, Fifeshire, Scotland Events
• Crowned: King of England, 1199.
From Wikipedia - John of England : Source: Wikipedia - John of England
Events
• Count of Louvain:
• Duke of Lower Lorraine:
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From Wikipedia - List of Frankish kings :
Upon [the death of Clovis I], the kingdom was split among his four sons:
Soissons - Chlothar I, 511-561
Paris - Childebert I, 511-558 then Chlothar I, 558-561
Orléans - Chlodomer, 511-524 then Childebert I, 524-558 then Chlothar I, 558-561
Reims - Theuderic I, 511-534 then Theudebert I, 534-548 then Theudebald, 548-555 then Chlothar I, 555-561.
Chlothar I eventually inherited all of the Frankish kingdoms after the deaths of his brothers or their successors. After his own death, the kingdom was once again split among his four sons:
Soissons (eventually Neustria) - Chilperic I, 561-584 then Chlothar II, 584-629
Paris - Charibert I, 561-567 then Chilperic I, 567-584 then Chlothar II, 584-629
Orléans (eventually Burgundy) - Guntram, 561-592 then Childebert II, 592-595 then Theuderic II, 595-613 then Sigebert II, 613 then Chlothar II, 613-629
Reims and Metz (eventually Austrasia) - Sigebert I, 561-575 then Childebert II, 575-595 then Theudebert II, 595-612 then Theuderic II, 612-613 then Sigebert II, 613 then Chlothar II, 613-623
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From Wikipedia - Chlothar I :
Chlothar I (or Chlothachar, Chlotar, Clothar, Clotaire, Chlotochar, or Hlothar, giving rise to Lothair ; 497 - 561 ), called the Old (le Vieux), King of the Franks , was one of the four sons of Clovis . He was born about 497 in Soissons (now in Aisne département , Picardie , France ).
On the death of his father in 511 , he received, as his share of the kingdom, the town of Soissons , which he made his capital; the cities of Laon , Noyon , Cambrai , and Maastricht ; and the lower course of the Meuse River . But he was very ambitious, and sought to extend his domain.
He was the chief instigator of the murder of his brother Chlodomer 's children in 524 , and his share of the spoils consisted of the cities of Tours and Poitiers . He took part in various expeditions against Burgundy and, after the destruction of that kingdom in 534 , obtained Grenoble , Die , and some of the neighbouring cities.
When the Ostrogoths ceded Provence to the Franks, he received the cities of Orange , Carpentras , and Gap . In 531 , he marched against the Thuringii with his nephew Theudebert I and in 542 , with his brother Childebert I against the Visigoths of Spain . On the death of his great-nephew Theodebald in 555 , Clotaire annexed his territories. On Childebert's death in 558 he became sole king of the Franks.
He also ruled over the greater part of Germany , made expeditions into Saxony , and for some time exacted from the Saxons an annual tribute of 500 cows. The end of his reign was troubled by internal dissensions, his son Chram rising against him on several occasions. Following Chram into Brittany , where the rebel had taken refuge, Clotaire shut him up with his wife and children in a cottage, which he set on fire. Overwhelmed with remorse, he went to Tours to implore forgiveness at the tomb of St Martin , and died shortly afterwards.
Family
Clotaire's first marriage was to Guntheuc , widow of his own brother Chlodomer, sometime around 524. They had no children.
His second marriage, which occurred around 532 , was to Radegund , daughter of Bertachar , King of Thuringia , whom he and his brother Theuderic defeated. She was later canonized . They had no children.
His third and most successful marriage was to Ingund , by whom he had five sons and two daughters:
His next marriage was to a sister of Ingund, Aregund , with whom he had a son:
His last wife was Chunsina (or Chunsine), with whom he had one son:
Research Notes: Wife - Chunsina
Husband Henry of Essex, Lord of Rayleigh and Haughley
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Father: Robert FitzSuein of Essex ( - ) 18
Mother: Gunnor Bigod ( - ) 18
Marriage:
Wife Cicely
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Children
1 F Agnes of Essex
Born: Abt 1151
Christened:
Died: Abt 1206
Buried:
Spouse: Aubrey III de Vere 1st Earl of Oxford and Count of Guînes (Abt 1115-1194) 19
Marr: 1162 or 1163
Research Notes: Husband - Henry of Essex, Lord of Rayleigh and Haughley
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 246-26 (Aubrey de Vere)
Research Notes: Wife - Cicely
Husband Cinaed King of Scots 20 21 22
AKA: Kenneth II King of Scots, Cináed mac Maíl Coluim King of Alba
Born: Abt 932 - Scotland
Christened:
Died: 995 - <Fettercairn, (Aberdeenshire), Scotland>
Buried: - Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland
Father: Malcolm I of Scotland (Abt 0897-0954) 22 23 24
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1 M Malcolm II King of Scots 22 25 26
AKA: Mael-Coluim King of Scots, Máel Coluim mac Cináeda King of Scots, Malcolm MacKenneth King of Scots, Melkolf MacKenneth King of Scotland
Born: Abt 970 - Scotland
Christened:
Died: 25 Nov 1034 - Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
Buried: - Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland
Birth Notes: Husband - Cinaed King of Scots
Death Notes: Husband - Cinaed King of Scots
Research Notes: Husband - Cinaed King of Scots
From Wikipedia - Kenneth II of Scotland :
Cináed mac Maíl Coluim, (Modern Gaelic : Coinneach mac Mhaoil Chaluim)[1] anglicised as Kenneth II, and nicknamed An Fionnghalach, "The Fratricide"[2] (before 954-995) was King of Scotland (Alba ). The son of Malcolm I (Máel Coluim mac Domnaill), he succeeded King Cuilén (Cuilén mac Iduilb) on the latter's death at the hands of Amdarch of Strathclyde in 971.
Kenneth was killed in 995, the Annals of Ulster say "by deceit" and the Annals of Tigernach say "by his subjects". Some later sources, such as the Chronicle of Melrose , John of Fordun and Andrew of Wyntoun provide more details, accurately or not. The simplest account is that he was killed by his own men in Fettercairn , through the treachery of Finnguala (also called Fimberhele), daughter of Cuncar , Mormaer of Angus , in revenge for the killing of her only son.[9]
Kenneth's son Malcolm II (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) was later king of Alba. Kenneth may have had a second son, named either Dúngal or Gille Coemgáin.[11] Sources differ as to whether Boite mac Cináeda should be counted a son of Kenneth II or of Kenneth III (Cináed mac Duib).[12]
Death Notes: Child - Malcolm II King of Scots
Husband Cináed King of the Picts 27 28 29
AKA: Kenneth I King of the Picts, Cináed mac Ailpín King of the Picts, Kenneth MacAlpin King of the Picts and Scots
Born: Abt 810 - Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Died: 13 Feb 858 - Cinnbelachoir [near Scone], Scotland
Buried: - Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland
Father: Alpin (Abt 0778-Abt 0834) 30
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1 M Constantine I King of the Picts 22 31 32
AKA: Causantín King of Scots, Constantine I King of Scotland, Constantín mac Cináeda King of the Picts
Born: Abt 836 - Scotland
Christened:
Died: 877 - <Atholl>
Buried: - Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland
2 M Áed mac Cináeda 33
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Died: 878
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Death Notes: Husband - Cináed King of the Picts
Research Notes: Husband - Cináed King of the Picts
"This is the famous Kenneth MacAlpin, King of the Picts and Scots, 843-d. 858. (For more details on generations 1-13, see also H. Pirie-Gordon, "Succession of the Kingdom of Strathclyde,"The Armorial vol. I: 35-40, 79-87, 143-148, 192-196; vol. II: 9-14, 92-102 with cited authorities. This reference also provides the descent to Kenneth MacAlpin of the lines of the Kings of Strathclyde and of the Picts)."
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From Wikipedia - Kenneth MacAlpin :
Cináed mac Ailpín (Modern Gaelic : Coinneach mac Ailpein)[1], commonly Anglicised as Kenneth MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Kenneth I (born 810 died 13 February 858 ) was king of the Picts and, according to national myth , first king of Scots , earning him the posthumous nickname of An Ferbasach, "The Conqueror".[2] Kenneth's undisputed legacy was to produce a dynasty of rulers who claimed descent from him. Even though he cannot be regarded as the father of Scotland, he was the founder of the dynasty which ruled that country for much of the medieval period.
Kenneth's origins are uncertain, as are his ties, if any, to previous kings of the Picts or Dál Riata. Among the genealogies contained in the Middle Irish Rawlinson B.502 manuscript, dating from around 1130, is the supposed descent of Malcolm II of Scotland . Medieval genealogies are unreliable sources, but some historians accept Kenneth's descent from the Cenél nGabrain of Dál Riata. The manuscript provides the following ancestry for Kenneth:
... Cináed mac Ailpín son of Eochaid son of Áed Find son of Domangart son of Domnall Brecc son of Eochaid Buide son of Áedán son of Gabrán son of Domangart son of Fergus Mór ...[7]
Leaving aside the shadowy kings before Áedán son of Gabrán, the genealogy is certainly flawed insofar as Áed Find, who died c. 778, could not reasonably be the son of Domangart, who was killed c. 673. The conventional account would insert two generations between Áed Find and Domangart: Eochaid mac Echdach , father of Áed Find, who died c. 733, and his father Eochaid .
Although later traditions provided details of his reign and death, Kenneth's father Alpin is not listed as among the kings in the Duan Albanach , which provides the following sequence of kings leading up to Kenneth:
Naoi m-bliadhna Cusaintin chain, The nine years of Causantín the fair;, a naoi Aongusa ar Albain, The nine of Aongus over Alba; cethre bliadhna Aodha áin, The four years of Aodh the noble; is a tri déug Eoghanáin. And the thirteen of Eoghanán. Tríocha bliadhain Cionaoith chruaidh, The thirty years of Cionaoth the hardy, It is supposed that these kings are the Constantine son of Fergus and his brother Óengus II (Angus II), who have already been mentioned, Óengus's son Uen (Eóganán), as well as the obscure Áed mac Boanta , but this sequence is considered doubtful if the list is intended to represent kings of Dál Riata, as it should if Kenneth were king there.[8]
The idea that Kenneth was a Gael is not entirely rejected, but modern historiography distinguishes between Kenneth as a Gael by culture, and perhaps in ancestry, and Kenneth as a king of Gaelic Dál Riata. Kenneth could well have been the first sort of Gael. Kings of the Picts before him, from Bridei son of Der-Ilei, his brother Nechtan as well as Óengus I (Angus I) son of Fergus and his presumed descendants were all at least partly Gaelicised.[9] The idea that the Gaelic names of Pictish kings in Irish annals represented translations of Pictish ones was challenged by the discovery of the inscription Custantin filius Fircus(sa), the latinised name of the Pictish king Caustantín son of Fergus, on the Dupplin Cross .[10]
Other evidence, such as that furnished by place-names, suggests the spread of Gaelic culture through western Pictland in the centuries before Kenneth. For example, Atholl , a name used in the Annals of Ulster for the year 739, has been thought to be "New Ireland ", and Argyll derives from Oir-Ghàidheal, the land of the "eastern Gaels".
Kenneth died from a tumour on 13 February, 858 at the palace of Cinnbelachoir, perhaps near Scone . The annals report the death as that of the "king of the Picts", not the "king of Alba". The title "king of Alba" is not used until the time of Kenneth's grandsons, Donald II (Domnall mac Causantín) and Constantine II (Constantín mac Áeda). The Fragmentary Annals of Ireland quote a verse lamenting Kenneth's death:
Because Cináed with many troops lives no longer
there is weeping in every house;
there is no king of his worth under heaven
as far as the borders of Rome.[14]
Kenneth left at least two sons, Constantine and Áed , who were later kings, and at least two daughters. One daughter married Run , king of Strathclyde , Eochaid being the result of this marriage. Kenneth's daughter Máel Muire married two important Irish kings of the Uí Néill . Her first husband was Aed Finliath of the Cenél nEógain . Niall Glúndub , ancestor of the O'Neill , was the son of this marriage. Her second husband was Flann Sinna of Clann Cholmáin. As the wife and mother of kings, when Máel Muire died in 913, her death was reported by the Annals of Ulster, an unusual thing for the misogynistic chronicles of the age.
Death Notes: Child - Constantine I King of the Picts
Husband Claudius Roman Emperor 34
Born: 0009 B.C.
Christened:
Died: 13 Oct 54
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Father: Drusus ( -0023)
Mother: Anotonia "the Younger" ( - ) 35
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1 F Venissa [Legendary] 36
Born: abt 0012
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Spouse: Arviragus Gweirgydd ap Cunobelin King of Siluria [Legendary] ( - ) 37 38 39 40
Husband King John "Lackland" of England 41 42
AKA: John King of England, John "Lackland" King of England
Born: 24 Dec 1167 - Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Christened:
Died: 19 Oct 1216 - Newark Castle, Lincolnshire, England
Buried: - Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Father: Henry II "Curtmantel" King of England (1132-1189)
Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine (Abt 1124-1204)
Marriage: - This couple did not marry
Other Spouse: Isabella of Angoulême (Abt 1186-1246) - 10 May 1200
Wife Clemence
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1 F Joan Princess of Gwynedd 43 44 45
AKA: Joan Princess of North Wales, Joanna Lady of Wales, Siwan, Joan Plantagenet Princess of Gwynedd
Born: Bef 1200
Christened:
Died: Between 30 Mar 1236 and Feb 1237
Buried:
Spouse: Llywelyn the Great Prince of Gwynedd (Abt 1173-1240)
Marr: 1205
Research Notes: Husband - King John "Lackland" of England
John (24 December 1166 - 19 October 1216 [1]) reigned as King of England from 6 April 1199 , until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I (known in later times as "Richard the Lionheart"). John acquired the nicknames of "Lackland" (French : Sans Terre) for his lack of an inheritance as the youngest son and for his loss of territory to France , and of "Soft-sword" for his alleged military ineptitude.[2] He was a Plantagenet or Angevin king.
Apart from entering popular legend as the enemy of the fictional Robin Hood , he is also known for acquiescing to the nobility and signing Magna Carta , a document that limited his power and that is popularly regarded as an early first step in the evolution of modern democracy .
Born at Beaumont Palace , Oxford , John was the fifth son and last of eight children born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine . He was almost certainly born in 1166 instead of 1167, as is sometimes claimed.[3]
He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France , his mother's children by her first marriage to Louis VII of France , which was later annulled. He was a younger brother of William, Count of Poitiers ; Henry the Young King ; Matilda, Duchess of Saxony ; Richard I of England ; Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ; Leonora, Queen of Castile ; and Joan, Queen of Sicily
Early life
While John was his father's favourite son, as the youngest he could expect no inheritance . His family life was tumultuous, as his older brothers all became involved in repeated rebellions against Henry . Eleanor was imprisoned by Henry in 1173, when John was a small boy.
As a child, John was betrothed to Alys (pronounced 'Alice'), daughter and heiress of Humbert III of Savoy . It was hoped that by this marriage the Angevin dynasty would extend its influence beyond the Alps , because John was promised the inheritance of Savoy , the Piemonte , Maurienne , and the other possessions of Count Humbert. King Henry promised his young son castles in Normandy which had been previously promised to his brother Geoffrey, which was for some time a bone of contention between King Henry and his son Geoffrey. Alys made the trip over the Alps and joined Henry's court, but she died before being married.
Gerald of Wales relates that King Henry had a curious painting in a chamber of Winchester Castle , depicting an eagle being attacked by three of its chicks, while a fourth chick crouched, waiting for its chance to strike. When asked the meaning of this picture, King Henry said:
The four young ones of the eagle are my four sons, who will not cease persecuting me even unto death. And the youngest, whom I now embrace with such tender affection, will someday afflict me more grievously and perilously than all the others.
Before his accession, John had already acquired a reputation for treachery, having conspired sometimes with and sometimes against his elder brothers, Henry, Richard and Geoffrey. In 1184, John and Richard both claimed that they were the rightful heir to Aquitaine, one of many unfriendly encounters between the two. In 1185, John became the ruler of Ireland , whose people grew to despise him, causing John to leave after only eight months...
Death
Retreating from the French invasion, John took a safe route around the marshy area of the Wash to avoid the rebel held area of East Anglia . His slow baggage train (including the Crown Jewels ), however, took a direct route across it and was lost to the unexpected incoming tide. This dealt John a terrible blow, which affected his health and state of mind. Succumbing to dysentery and moving from place to place, he stayed one night at Sleaford Castle before dying on 18 October (or possibly 19 October ) 1216 , at Newark Castle (then in Lincolnshire , now on Nottinghamshire 's border with that county). Numerous, possibly fictitious, accounts circulated soon after his death that he had been killed by poisoned ale, poisoned plums or a "surfeit of peaches".
He was buried in Worcester Cathedral in the city of Worcester .
His nine-year-old son succeeded him and became King Henry III of England (1216-72), and although Louis continued to claim the English throne, the barons switched their allegiance to the new king, forcing Louis to give up his claim and sign the Treaty of Lambeth in 1217.
Legacy
King John's reign has been traditionally characterised as one of the most disastrous in English history: it began with defeats-he lost Normandy to Philip Augustus of France in his first five years on the throne-and ended with England torn by civil war and himself on the verge of being forced out of power. In 1213, he made England a papal fief to resolve a conflict with the Roman Catholic Church , and his rebellious barons forced him to sign Magna Carta in 1215, the act for which he is best remembered...
Marriage and issue
In 1189, John was married to Isabel of Gloucester , daughter and heiress of William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (she is given several alternative names by history, including Avisa, Hawise, Joan, and Eleanor). They had no children, and John had their marriage annulled on the grounds of consanguinity , some time before or shortly after his accession to the throne, which took place on 6 April 1199 , and she was never acknowledged as queen. (She then married Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex as her second husband and Hubert de Burgh as her third).
John remarried, on 24 August 1200 , Isabella of Angoulême , who was twenty years his junior. She was the daughter of Aymer Taillefer , Count of Angouleme. John had kidnapped her from her fiancé, Hugh X of Lusignan .
Isabella bore five children:
John is given a great taste for lechery by the chroniclers of his age, and even allowing some embellishment, he did have many illegitimate children. Matthew Paris accuses him of being envious of many of his barons and kinsfolk, and seducing their more attractive daughters and sisters. Roger of Wendover describes an incident that occurred when John became enamoured of Margaret, the wife of Eustace de Vesci and an illegitimate daughter of King William I of Scotland . Eustace substituted a prostitute in her place when the king came to Margaret's bed in the dark of night; the next morning, when John boasted to Vesci of how good his wife was in bed, Vesci confessed and fled.
John had the following illegitimate children:
By an unknown mistress (or mistresses) John fathered:
(The surname of FitzRoy is Norman-French for son of the king.)
Research Notes: Wife - Clemence
Husband Geoffrey VI Vicomte of Châteaudun 46
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Wife Clemence 46
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Father: William des Roches Seneschal of Anjou, Maine & Touraine ( -1222) 46
Mother: Marguerite de Sablé ( - )
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1 F Jeanne de Châteaudun 46 47
Born: Abt 1223
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Spouse: Jean de Brienne of Acre (Abt 1217-1296) 48 49
Marr: 1251
Husband Godefroi de Louvain Duc de Basse-Lorraine 50 51
AKA: Godfrey I of Brabant, Godfrey I Duke of Lower Lorraine, Count of Louvain, Godfrey I of Leuven, Godfrey I "the Bearded" of Leuven, Godfrey I "the Courageous" of Leuven, Godfrey I "the Great" of Leuven, Godfrey V or VI Duke of Lower Lorraine
Born: Abt 1060 - <Lorraine, France>
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Died: 25 Jan 1139 - Affligem Abbey, Affligem, (Flemish Brabant), Flanders (Belgium)
Buried: - Church of Affligem Abbey, Affligem, (Flemish Brabant, Flanders (Belgium)
Father: Henry II Count of Leuven and Brussels (Abt 1021-1079) 52 53 54
Mother: Adelheid Countess of Betuwe (Abt 1023-After 1086) 54 55
Marriage: Abt 1099 - Belgium
Other Spouse: Ida of Chiny and Namur (Abt 1083-Between 1117/1122) 51 56 - Between 1100 and 1105
Other Spouse: < > [Unknown mistress] ( - ) 51
Wife Clementia of Burgundy 54 57
AKA: Clementia Countess of Namur
Born: Abt 1078 - Namur, Namur, Belgium
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Died: Abt 1122
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Father: Albert III Count of Namur (Abt 1048-1102) 54 58
Mother: Ida of Saxony (Abt 1046- )
Children
1 M Joscelin de Louvain 54 57
AKA: Joscelin of Leuven, Joscelin de Lorraine, Joscelin "Barbatus" de Louvain, Joscelyn de Louvain, Joscelin de Louvain de Percy, Joscelyn Percy
Born: Abt 1121 - <Louvain [Leuven]>, Belgium
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Died: Bef 1180 - Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England
Buried: Bef 29 Sep 1180
Spouse: Agnes de Percy (Abt 1134-Abt 1205) 54 57 59
Marr: Abt 1154 - Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England
Research Notes: Husband - Godefroi de Louvain Duc de Basse-Lorraine
From Wikipedia - Godfrey I of Leuven :
Godfrey I (c. 1060-25 January 1139 ), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the landgrave of Brabant , and count of Brussels and Leuven (or Louvain) from 1095 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey V or VI) from 1106 to 1129. He was also margrave of Antwerp from 1106 to his death.
Godfrey was the son of Henry II of Leuven and a countess called Adela (origin unknown). He succeeded his brother Henry III in 1095. 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 , 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, of which 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 , 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 Thierry 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
He married Ida, daughter of Otto II of Chiny and Adelaide of Namur . They had several children:
Later, he married to Clementia of Bourgogne but had no issue.
He also had a son from an unknown mistress:
Husband Clodius II King of the Franks 60
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Father: Francus 1st King of the Franks ( -0011 B.C.) 61
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1 M Marcomir III King of the Franks 62
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Husband Clodius III King of the Franks [Legendary or Fictional] 63 64
Born: Abt 200
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Father: Bertherus King of the Franks [Legendary or Fictional] (Abt 0180-0272) 65 66
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1 M Walther King of the Franks [Legendary or Fictional] 67 68
AKA: Walter King of the Franks
Born: Abt 215
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