Godfrey, Count of Verdun and Bidgau

935 - 1005  (75 years)

• Name	Godfrey
  Nickname	the Captive
  Birth	Between 930 and 935  [1]
  General Information	He was also the Count in the Methingau; Count of Verdun; Marquis of Antwerp; and Marquis of Eenam.  [1]
  Death	After 3 Sep 1005  [1]
  Siblings	1 brother
  + 1. Godfrey, Count of Verdun and Bidgau,   b. Between 930 and 935   d. After 3 Sep 1005  (Age 75 years) ▻ first wife;   Matilda of Saxony,  m. After 962 + 2. Henry, Count of Verdun
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Wigeric, Count in the Triergau and Ardennesgau   d. Before 919  (Grandfather)  Uda of Saxony  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4337	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Gozelin, Count in the Bidgau,   b. About 911   d. 18 Oct 943 (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Uda of Metz   d. 7 Apr 963
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	first wife
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Family ID	F9155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Matilda of Saxony   d. 25 May 1005  Other Partners: Baldwin III, Count of Flanders and Artoi  m. 1 Jan 961
  Marriage	After 962  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 33 years - She : ??.
  Children	2 sons and 3 daughters
  +   1. Frederick, Count of Verdun, Duke of Upper Lorraine   d. 6 Jan 1022  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Gonzelon I, Margrave of Antwerp, Count of Verdun, and Duke of Lower Lorraine,   b. About 967   d. 19 Apr 1044 (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Reginlint  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Arnold II, Count in Upper Austria  m. Before 1 May 1025 +   4. Gerberge  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Folmar, Count in the Bliesgau andof Metz +   5. Irmingard of Verdun  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Otto I of Hammerstein, Count in Wetterau  m. yes date unknow
  Family ID	F2474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Godfrey, Count of Verdun and Bidgau(935 – 1005) 2Gozelin, Count in the Bidgau(911 – 943) 4Wigeric, Count in the Triergau and Ardennesgau( – 919) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Kunigunde(890 – 923) 10 20 21 11Ermentrude of the West Franks(Abt 870 – ) 22Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor(846 – 879) 23Adelaide of Paris(860 – 901) 3Uda of Metz( – 963) 6Gerhard, Count in the Metzgau( – 910) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Uda of Saxony 14Otto of Erlauchten 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).