Godfrey II (III)The Bearded of Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine

Abt 997 - 1069  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Godfrey II (III)The Bearded of Lorraine
  Suffix	Duke of Lorraine
  Birth	Abt 997
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1044
  	Duke of Upper Lorraine
  	The Holy Roman Emperor Henry III authorised him to succeed his father as Duke of Upper Lorraine in 1044, but refused him the ducal title in Lower Lorraine, for he feared the power of a united duchy.
  Name	Godfrey III
  Death	1069
  Notes	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_III,_Duke_of_Lower_Lorraine http://www.mathematical.com/bouillongodfrey1006.html
  Person ID	I4878	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Gothelo (Gozelo) I the Great, Duke of Lorraine,   b. Abt 967, Verdun, Meuse, France d. 19 Apr 1044 (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Junca (Urracca), Princess of Italy,   b. Between 960 and 974, Italy d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551618473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Doda   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Ida of Lower Lorraine,   b. Abt 1039   d. 13 Apr 1113 (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Godfrey IV the Hunchback, Duke of Lower Lorraine   d. Feb 1076   3. Wiltrude   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551618640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Beatrice of Bar,   b. Abt 1017   d. 18 Apr 1076 (Age ~ 59 years)
  Marriage	1053
  	The elder Beatrice, in order to protect her children's inheritance, married Godfrey the Bearded , a cousin who had been Duke of Upper Lorraine before rebelling against the Emperor Henry III . The two were married in 1053 or 1054 in the church of San Pietro at Mantua by Pope Leo IX himself as he returned from a trip to Germany. the same time, Matilda was betrothed to Godfrey the Hunchback , a son of Godfrey the Bearded by a previous marriage and thus her stepbrother.
  Family ID	F13757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2013