Lambert I, Count of Louvain
Lambert I | |
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| Count of Louvain | |
| Born | 950 Louvain |
| Died | 12 September 1015 (aged 65) Florennes |
| Noble family | House of Reginar |
| Spouse(s) | Gerberga of Lower Lorraine |
| Issue | Henry I of Louvain Lambert II of Louvain |
| Father | Reginar III of Hainaut |
| Mother | Adela |
Lambert I nicknamed "The Bearded" (c. 950 - 12 September 1015) was the first count of Louvain in 1003. He was killed by Duke Godfrey II of Lower Lorraine in battle for Godfrey's claim of Count of Verdun.
Lambert was the son of Count Reginar III of Hainaut[1][2] and Adela d' Eguisheim, daughter of Hugh V, Count of Eguisheim.[citation needed] His brother was Count Reginar IV of Mons. He was the husband of Gerberga of Lower Lorraine,[3] and father of:[4]
- Henry I, Count of Louvain
- Lambert II, Count of Louvain, married Oda of Verdun.
- Reinier
- Matilda (Maud) of Louvain, countess of Boulogne as wife of Eustace I of Boulogne
- Eustache I de Fiennes (c. 1015-1084) was the lord (Seigneur) of Fiennes.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Jackman 2010, p. 112.
- ^ De Waha, Michel, ‘Filii Ragineri in terra patrum suorum relocati sunt. Pouvoir, opposition et intégration dans le Hainaut du Xème siècle’, in : Claire Billen ed., Hainaut et Tournaisis, regards sur dix siècles d'histoire. Recueil d'études dédiées à la mémoire de Jacques Nazet (1944-1996), (2000) 61-85.
- ^ Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 148-20, 148-21, 155-20, 155-21.
- ^ Van Droogenbroeck, Frans J., "Paltsgraaf Herman II (†1085) en de stichting van de abdij van Affligem (28 juni 1062)", Jaarboek voor Middeleeuwse geschiedenis, 1999
Sources
- Jackman, Donald C. (2010). Geldern, Looz, and Public Succession. Enlaplage Editions.
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