Godfrey III

1142 - 1190  (48 years)

• Name	Godfrey III   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1142	Brabant, Belgium   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Count of Louvain   [5]
  Death	10 Aug 1186  [1, 2]
  Fact	Duke of Louvain   [1, 5]
  Death	10 Aug 1190  [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	St. Peter's Church, Louvain   [3]
  Notes	Excerpt from Wikipedia: He was the son of Godfrey II and Lutgarde of Sulzbach. He was still an infant at his succession. On 30 Mar 1147, Godfrey was present at the coronation of Henry Beregar, son of Conrad III Of Germany, in Aachen. When Conrad left on Crusade, the wars began anew in 1148. Peace was elusive until the election of Conrad's successor, Freerick Barbarossa. By Marriage to margaret, daughter of Henry II Of Linburg, Godfrey united two powerful and antagonistic houses in the region. In 1159 Godfrey ended the war with the Berthout, Lords of Grimbergen, by burning their impressive motte at Grimbergen. In 1171 Godfrey was at war with Hainault, but was defeated. In 1179, he gave his son Henry in marriage to a niece of Philip of Alsace, Count of Flanders. Between 1182 and 1184 Godfrey went on a Jerusalem campaign. In the interim, Barbarossa granted Henry the title "Duke of Brabant". Godfrey died in 1190, on 10 or 21 August. He left an increased territory and built the fortress of Nedelaer.
  Person ID	I07415	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Duke of Lower Lorraine Godfrey II,   b. Abt 1108, Louvain, Brabant d. 13 Jun 1142 (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Luitgarde VON SULTZBACH,   b. Abt 1120, Sulzbach, Germany d. Aft 1162 (Age > 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1139
  Family ID	F03835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret VON LIMBURG,   b. 1139, Lorraine, France d. 1172 (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1155  [3]
  Children	1. Henri I,   b. 1165, Brabant, Holy Roman Empire d. 05 Sep 1235, Cologne (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F03822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Imagina VAN LOOZ   d. 1214
  Marriage	1180  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Sir Godfrey DE LOVAINE   d. Abt 26 Apr 1226  [Birth]
  Family ID	F17632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1142 - Brabant, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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