of Leuven, Graaf Lambert I

952 - 1015  (63 years)

• Name	of Leuven, Lambert  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Graaf
  Suffix	I
  Birth	952	Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christening	952	Verberie, Oise, Picardie, France   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Appointments / Titles	Count of Brabant
  Appointments / Titles	1003  [4]
  	Count of Louvain
  Nickname	The Bearded
  FSID	LYCY-PN6  [1, 4]
  Death	12 Sep 1015	Florennes, Namur, Belgium   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Killed by Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine for Godfrey's claim of Count of Verdun.
  Burial	Aft 12 Sep 1015	Nivelles, Brabant Wallon, Belgium   [1, 2, 4]
  Person ID	I32088	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	of Hainaut, Raginar III,   b. 923, Hainaut, Belgium d. 973, Bohemia, Czech Republic (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	van Leuven, Countess Adele,   b. 929, Dabo, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 9 Sep 966, Hainaut, Belgium (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	van Neder-Lotharingen, Lady Gerberga,   b. 975, Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France d. 27 Jan 1018, Nivelles, Brabant Wallon, Belgium (Age 43 years)
  Children	1. de Louvain, Matilde,   b. 1006, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium d. 1049, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 43 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F12346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 952 - Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium Christening - 952 - Verberie, Oise, Picardie, France Death - Cause: Killed by Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine for Godfrey's claim of Count of Verdun. - 12 Sep 1015 - Florennes, Namur, Belgium Burial - Aft 12 Sep 1015 - Nivelles, Brabant Wallon, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lambert I of Louvain nicknamed "The Bearded" (born in Louvain, Duchy of Lotharingia, East Francia c. 950, died in Florennes, County of Namur, Duchy of Lower Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire on 12 September 1015) was the first Count of Louvain in 1003. He was killed by Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine in battle for Godfrey's claim of Count of Verdun. He was the son of Reginar III, Count of Hainaut and Adela d' Eguisheim, daughter of Hugh V, Count of Eguisheim. His brother was Reginar IV, Count of Mons. He was the husband of Gerberga of Lower Lorraine,[1] and father of:[2] Henry I, Count of Louvain Lambert II, Count of Louvain, married Oda of Verdun. Reinier Matilda (Maud) of Louvain, countess consort of Boulogne as wife of Eustace I of Boulogne Eustache I de Fiennes (ca. 1015-1084) was the Lord (Seigneur) of Fiennes..

  
  

• Sources

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