Godfried III van Leuven, duke of Lower Lorraine

Also known as Godefroid III de Louvain, and (as duke of Lower Lotharingia) Godefroy VII and Gottfried VII.

Count of Leuven (Louvain)

Landgrave of Brabant

Margrave of Antwerp

Duke of Lower Lorraine

Events

Date of Birth: 1142.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Cawley.

Date of Death: 21 August 1190.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Weller (p. 491).

Place of Burial: Leuven, Sint-Pieterskerk.

The place is given by Cawley.

Relationships

Father: Godfried II van Leuven.

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

Mother: Luitgard von Sulzbach.

This relationship is given by Weller. Wauters states that her family was more likely of Dachsburg.

Spouse: Margareta van Limburg. Married 1155.

This relationship is given by Wauters, by Reindel, and by Weller (p. 486).

Spouse: Imagina de Looz.

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

Children (by Margareta):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Henri I “le Guerroyeur” (1165 - 5 September 1235), duke of Lower Lorraine, duke of Brabant, married (1) Mathilde de Boulogne; married (2) Marie de France.

Adalbert (about 1166 - 24 November 1192), bishop of Liège.

Children (by Imagina):

Guillaume, lord of Perwez and Ruysbroek.

Godefroi married Alice de Hastings.

References

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

Reindel, Kurt, “Gottfried VII. in der Wiege Gottfried III. 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 II” and “Godefroid III” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 7 (Bruxelles:1880-1883). pp.854 - 869.

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