Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
Godfrey I, called the Prisoner or the Captive, sometimes the Old, was the count of Bidgau and Methingau from 959 and the sovereign count of Verdun 963 to his death. In 969, he obtained the Margraviate of Antwerp and Ename. Between 974 and 998, he was also the sovereign count of Hainault and Mons. He was the son of Gozlin, Count of Bidgau and Methingau, and Oda of Metz. He was the brother of Adalberon, Archbishop of Reims, who crowned Hugh Capet the king of France.
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Date of Birth
November 30th, 0934
Age
1089
Date of Death
September 3rd, 0998
Died Aged
63
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine
Son
Adalberon
Brother
Matilda of Saxony
Wife
Gozlin, Count of Bidgau
Father
Oda of Metz
Mother
Herman of Ename
Son
Ermengarde of Verdun
Daughter
Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Son
Frederick, Count of Verdun
Son
Adalbero II of Verdun
Son
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