Godfrey of Verdun, Margrave of Antwerp

1006 - 1069  (63 years)

• Name	Godfrey of Verdun
  Title	Margrave of Antwerp
  Birth	1006	Lorraine, Alsace, France
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1069	Lorraine, Alsace, France
  Person ID	I6977	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Doda De Lorraine,   b. 1007, Lorraine, Alsace, France d. 1053, Normandie, France (Age 46 years)
  Children	+ 1. Ida De Bouillon,   b. 1040, Lorraine, Alsace, France d. 13 Aug 1113, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  By inheritance, Godfrey was Count of Verdun and he became Margrave of A n t w e r p as a vassal of the Duke of Lower Lorraine. The Holy Roman Empero r H e n r y I II authorized him to succeed his father as Duke of Upper Lorra in e i n 1 0 4 4, but refused him the ducal title in Lower Lorraine, for he f e a re d t h e power of a united duchy. Instead, Henry threatened to appoint h i s y o u n ger brother, Gothelo, as Duke in Lower Lorraine. At a much later d a t e , G o dfrey became Duke of Lower Lorraine, but he had lost the upper d u c h y b y t hat point in time.