Lambert, II Count of Louvain

Abt 995 - 1054  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Lambert , II Count of Louvain  [1]
  Suffix	II Count of Louvain
  Born	Abt 995	Lorraine, France   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Jun 1054	Doornik, Belgium   [3]
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I3807	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Lambert, I Count of Louvain,   b. Abt 950,   d. 12 Sep 1015, Florennes, Namur, Belgium  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Gerberga of Lower Lorraine,   b. 975,   d. 1018  (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F915	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Oda of Verdun,   b. Abt 990,   d. 1062  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Children	1. Adelheid de Louvain,   d. Abt 1083   2. Henry, II Count of Louvain,   b. 1021, Brabant Wallon, Belgium ,   d. Aft 1075  (Age > 55 years)
  Family ID	F1077	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Count_of_Leuven. [S160] Richard Glanville-Brown, (Location: 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada;). [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).