Godfrey III, Count of Louvain

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Godfrey III, Count of Louvain was a 12th-century nobleman who ruled as Landgrave of Brabant and Duke of Lower Lotharingia, playing a key role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries.

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instanceOf count
duke
human
landgrave
medieval nobleman
alsoKnownAs Godfrey III of Louvain NERFINISHED
Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED
birthDate circa 1140
burialPlace St. Peter's Church, Leuven NERFINISHED
child Adelaide of Louvain NERFINISHED
Albert of Louvain NERFINISHED
Godfrey of Louvain (canon of St. Peter) NERFINISHED
Henry I, Duke of Brabant NERFINISHED
Matilda of Louvain NERFINISHED
country Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1190
deathPlace Schaerbeek NERFINISHED
era 12th century
father Godfrey II, Count of Louvain NERFINISHED
givenName Godfrey NERFINISHED
mother Lutgardis of Sulzbach NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Reginar NERFINISHED
notableFor consolidation of Brabantine territories
participation in imperial politics under the Holy Roman Emperors
rule in the Low Countries within the Holy Roman Empire
participatedIn politics of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries
positionHeld Count of Louvain NERFINISHED
Duke of Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED
Landgrave of Brabant NERFINISHED
Margrave of Antwerp NERFINISHED
regionRuled Brabant NERFINISHED
Louvain NERFINISHED
Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1190
reignEndAsDukeOfLowerLotharingia 1190
reignEndAsLandgraveOfBrabant 1190
reignStart 1142
reignStartAsDukeOfLowerLotharingia 1142
reignStartAsLandgraveOfBrabant circa 1183
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Leuven NERFINISHED
spouse Imagina of Loon NERFINISHED
Margaret of Limburg NERFINISHED
succeeded Godfrey II, Count of Louvain NERFINISHED
successor Henry I, Duke of Brabant NERFINISHED
titleCreatedDuringReign Landgraviate of Brabant NERFINISHED
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED

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Godfrey the Hunchback father Godfrey III, Count of Louvain
this entity surface form: Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine
House of Leuven hasMember Godfrey III, Count of Louvain
this entity surface form: Godfrey III, Count of Leuven
House of Leuven hasMember Godfrey III, Count of Louvain
this entity surface form: Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia notableDuke Godfrey III, Count of Louvain
this entity surface form: Godfrey III of Lower Lorraine
House of Reginar notableMember Godfrey III, Count of Louvain