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He was the son of Godefroi I de Louvain, Duc de Basse-Lorraine and Ida de Namur, Comtesse de Namur. He married Agnes de Percy, daughter of William de Percy and Alice de Tunbridge, circa 1154 at Egmanton, Yorkshire, England.

Joscelin of Louvain (1121-1180) was a Brabantian nobleman who married an English heiress, Agnes de Percy, and settled in England. He took the name Percy.

Joscelin was given lands at Petworth, by William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel. William d'Aubigny had married Adeliza of Louvain, Joscelin’s half-sister, and widow of Henry I of England.

Family

He was a son of Godfrey I of Leuven either of Godfrey's second wife Clementia of Burgundy or of a mistress of his father.

Joscelin and Agnes had at least seven children:

Henry de Percy
Richard de Percy (died 1244), who was a Magna Carta surety
Joscelin
Radulph, went to France
Eleanor
Maud (born c. 1164, date of death unknown), married John de Daiville
Lucy

The Percy estate was divided between William, son of Henry, and his brother Richard.

Joscelin — Agnes de Percy, Baroness Percy. Agnes (daughter of William de Percy, 4th Baron Percy and Alice de Clare, of Tonbridge) was born 1134; died Bef 13 Oct 1204. [Group Sheet]

1. Henry de Percy died 1198; was buried St.Lô, Rouen, France.

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He married, firstly, Ida de Namur, Comtesse de Namur, daughter of Albert III, Comte de Namur and Ida von Sachsen, circa 1105. He married, secondly, Clementia de Bourgogne, daughter of Guillaume de Bourgogne, Comte de Bourgogne, after 1121.

Godefroi I de Louvain, Duc de Basse-Lorraine also went by the nick-name of Godefroi 'le Barbu' (or in English, Geoffrey 'the Bearded'). He gained the title of Duc de Basse-Lorraine. He gained the title of Comte de Brabant. He gained the title of Comte de Louvain.

Godfrey I (c. 1060 - 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the landgrave of Brabant, and count of Brussels and Louvain (or Leuven) from 1095 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey V or VI) from 1106 to 1129. He was also margrave of Antwerp from 1106 to his death.

Biography

Godfrey was the son of Henry II and a countess named Adela. He succeeded his brother Henry III in 1095. He first came into conflict with Otbert, Bishop of Liège, over the county of Brunengeruz that both claimed. In 1099, Emperor Henry IV allotted the county to the bishop, who entrusted it to Albert III, Count of Namur. Godfrey arbitrated a dispute between Henry III of Luxembourg and Arnold I, Count of Loon, over the appointment of the abbot of Sint-Truiden.

Godfrey was in favour with the emperor and defended his interests in Lorraine. In 1102, he stopped Robert II of Flanders, who was invading the Cambraisis. After the death of the emperor in 1106, his son and successor, Henry V, who had been in rebellion, decided to avenge himself on his father's partisans. Duke Henry of Lower Lorraine was imprisoned and his duchy confiscated and given to Godfrey. After Henry escaped from prison, he tried to retake his duchy and captured Aachen, but ultimately failed.

In 1114, during a rift between the emperor and Pope Paschal II, Godfrey led a revolt in Germany. In 1118, the emperor and the duke were reconciled. In 1119, Baldwin VII of Flanders died heirless and Flanders was contested between several claimants, one of whom, William of Ypres, had married a niece of Godfrey's second wife. Godfrey supported William, but could not enforce his claim against that of Charles the Good. Also dead in that year was Otbert. Two separate men were elected to replace him and Godfrey again sided with the loser.

By marrying his daughter Adeliza to Henry I of England, who was also the father-in-law of the emperor, he greatly increased his prestige. However, Henry V died in 1125 and Godfrey supported Conrad of Hohenstaufen, the duke of Franconia, against Lothair of Supplinburg. Lothair was elected. Lothair withdrew the duchy of Lower Lorraine and granted it to Waleran, the son of Henry, whom Henry V had deprived in 1106. Nonetheless, Godfrey maintained the margraviate of Antwerp and retained the ducal title (which would in 1183 become Duke of Brabant).

After the assassination of Charles the Good in 1127, the Flemish succession was again in dispute. William Clito prevailed, but was soon fraught with revolts. Godfrey intervened on behalf of Thierry of Alsace, who prevailed against Clito. Godfrey continued to war against Liège and Namur.

Godfrey spent his last years in the abbey of Affligem. He died of old age on 25 January 1139 and was buried in the left aisle of the abbey church. He is sometimes said to have passed in 1140, but this is an error.

Family and children

He married Ida of Namur, daughter of Otto II of Namur and Adelaide of Namur. They had several children:

Adeliza of Louvain (b. 1103-d. abbey of Affligem, 23 April 1151) married Henry I, King of England and later William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel (1109-before 1151).
Godfrey II of Louvain (b. 1107-d. 13 June 1142), Duke of Lower Lotharingia, Landgrave of Brabant, Count of Brussels and Louvain. He married Lutgardis of Sulzbach, daughter of Berenger I of Sulzbach.
Clarissa (d. 1140).
Henry (d. in the abbey of Affligem, 1141), monk.
Ida (d. 1162) married to Arnold II, count of Cleves (d. 1147).

Later, he married to Clementia of Burgundy and had issue:

Joceline of Louvain (d. 1180); he accompanied his half-sister Adeliza to England and married Agnes, heiress of the Percy family, and took her surname. Probably the same as Gosuinus, mentioned in 1143 together with his sister Adeliza.

Godfrey married Ida of Namur Abt 1105. Ida (daughter of Albert, Comte de Namur III and Ida von Sachsen) was born Abt 1078, Namur, Belgium; died 23 Apr 1151. [Group Sheet]

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She was the daughter of Albert III, Comte de Namur and Ida von Sachsen.

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He married Adele de Bettau, daughter of Eberhard, Comte de Bettau.

Henry II was Count of Louvain from 1054 through 1071. Henry II was the son of Lambert II, Count of Louvain and Oda of Verdun. His maternal uncles included Pope Stephen X and Godfrey the Bearded, Duke of Lorraine.

Henry married Adela of Orthen, a daughter of Count Everard of Orthen. Henry and Adela had several sons and a daughter:

Henry III, Count of Louvain
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain
Albero I of Louvain, Bishop of Liège
Ida of Louvain married Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut.

Henry — Adela of Orthen. Adela (daughter of Everard of Orthen) was born Abt 1023, France; died Aft 1086. [Group Sheet]

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She was the daughter of Eberhard, Comte de Bettau. She married Henri II, Comte de Louvain, son of Lambert II, Comte de Louvain and Oda de Basse-Lorraine. Adela of Orthen, a daughter of Count Everard of Orthen (or Betuwe).

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Albert III, Comte de Namur was the son of Albert II, Comte de Namur and Regulinde de Basse-Lorraine. He married Ida von Sachsen circa 1067.

Albert — Ida von Sachsen. Ida was born Bef 1047; died Aft 1117. [Group Sheet]

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She married Albert III, Comte de Namur, son of Albert II, Comte de Namur and Regulinde de Basse-Lorraine, circa 1067. She was also known as Ida Billung.

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He married Oda de Basse-Lorraine, daughter of Gozelo I der Große Herzog von Niederlothringen and Urraca d'Ivrea.

Lambert II (died Tournai, June 19, 1054) was count of Louvain between 1033 and 1054. Lambert was the son of Lambert I of Louvain (d. 1015).

According the Vita Gudilae (recorded between 1048-1051) he followed his brother Henry I of Louvain. Lambert scorned both temporal and spiritual authorities and in 1054 even took up arms against Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. He was defeated and lost his life at Tournai.

During his reign Brussels began its growth. Lambert arranged to transfer the remains of Saint Gudule to the St. Michael church. This church, thereafter known as Saints-Michel-et-Gudule, developed to become St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral. Lambert also constructed a fortress on the Coudenberg hill.

Since Lambert II died in 1054, an imperial charter of September 1062 connecting a certain Lambert to the county Brussels, is probably referring to another person.

Family

Lambert of Louvain married Uda of Lorraine (also called Oda of Verdun), daughter of Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine. Their children were:

Henry II, Count of Louvain who married Adela of Orthen, a daughter of Count Everard of Orthen (or Betuwe).
Adela of Louvain, married Otto I, Margrave of Meissen, Count of Weimar. Later married Dedi I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark.
Reginar (Rainier) of Louvain. Killed in the battle of Hesbaye in 1077.

Lambert — Oda of Verdun. Oda (daughter of Gothelo, I Duke of Lorraine and Urraca d'Ivrea) was born Abt 990; died 1062. [Group Sheet]

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He married Regulinde de Basse-Lorraine, daughter of Gozelo I der Große Herzog von Niederlothringen and Urraca d'Ivrea.

Albert — Regelindis of Lower-Lorraine. [Group Sheet]

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