Godfried II van Leuven, duke of Lower Lorraine

Also known (as duke of Lower Lorraine) as Gottfried VI.

Landgrave of Brabant

Duke of Lower Lorraine

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 13 June 1142.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Weller (p. 483), citing a 1940 article on the date of Gottfried's death by Paul Bonnefant.

Place of Burial: Leuven, Sint-Pieterskerk.

The place is given by Weller (p. 483).

Relationships

Father: Gotfried I van Leuven.

This relationship is given by Wauters, by Reindel, by Weller, and by Tanner.

Mother: Ida de Chiny.

This relationship is given by Weller.

Spouse: Luitgard von Sulzbach.

This relationship is given by Wauters, by Reindel, and by Weller (p. 481).

Children:

Godfried III (1142 - 10 August 1190), later Godefroi VII, duke of Lower Lotharingia, married (1) Margareta van Limburg; married (2) Imagina de Looz.

References

Cawley, Charles. “GODEFROI de Louvain” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Laret-Kayser, Arlette. Entre Bar et Luxembourg: Le comté de Chiny des origines à 1300 (France, 1986).

Reindel, Kurt, “Gottfried V. „der Große“Gottfried I. von Brabant” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 6

Reindel, Kurt, “Gottfried VI.Gottfried II. von Brabant” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 6 (1964), S. 664 f. [Onlinefassung].

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).

Wauters, Alphonse. “Godefroid I” and “Godefroid II” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 7 (Bruxelles:1880-1883). pp.842 - 855.

Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).