c904: Gebhard of Rheingau
910–915: Reginhar I
915/916: Wigerich of Lorraine
926–928: Eberhard of Franconia
?-?: Giselbert
928-939: Heinrich I of Bavaria
940–944: Heinrich † 944
942-944: Otto of Verdun
945-953: Konrad the Red
953–965: Brun of Saxont, Archbishop of Cologne
Dukes of Lower Lorraine
?-964: Gottfried I of Julich
?-973: Richar
978–991: Karl
991–1012: Otto
1012–1023: Gottfried II the Childless
1023–1044: Gozelo I
1044–1046: Gozelo II
1046–1065: Friedrich II of Luxemburg
1065–1069: Gottfried III the Bearded
1069–1076: Gottfried IV the Hunchback
1076–1088: Konrad of Franconia
1088–1100: Gottfried V of Bouillon
1100–1106: Heinrich I of Limburg
Gottfried VI of Louvain
Duke of Lower Lorraine, 1106-1128
"...In 1106, Henery V, king of the Romans, accorded the title of duke of Lower-Lotharingia to Godfrey I. The power of the count of Leuven now extended over the land of Herstal, the palatinate of Aachen and the march of Antwerp. This was a major territorial acquisition that strengthened teh count politically, strategically and economically... The king of Germany wished to reward the county of Leuven for having halted the Flemish expansion into imperial land...." (Boffa, pp. 77-78)
1128–1139: Walram of Limburg,
1139–1142: Gottfried VII of Louvain
1142–1190: Gottfried VIII of Louvain
1190–1235: Heinrich I of Brabant
Dukes of Upper Lorraine
959–984: Friedrich I
984–1026: Dietrich I
1019–1026: Friedrich II, Regent
1027–1033: Friedrich III
1033–1044: Gozelo I the Great
1044–1046: Gottfried the Bearded
1047–1048: Adalbert
1048–1070: Gerhard
1070–1115: Dietrich II
1115–1141: Simon I
1141–1176: Matthias I
1176–1206: Simon II
1206–1207: Friedrich I
1206–1213: Friedrich II
1213–1220: Theobald I
1220–1251: Matthias II
1251–1303: Friedrich III
1251–1255: Katharina of Limburg, Regent
1303–1312: Theobald II
1312–1329: Friedrich IV
1329–1346 : Rudolf the Valiant
1329–1331: Isabella of Austria, Regent
1346–1390: Johann I
1346–1361: Marie of Châtillon, Regent
1390–1431: Karl II
1431-1453: Isabella
1431-1453: Rene of Anjou
1453–1471: Johann II
1471–1473: Nikolaus I
1473–1508: René II
1508–1544: Anton II
1544–1545: Franz I
1545–1608: Karl III
1545–1552: Christina of Denmark, Regent
1552–1559: Nikolaus of Mercoeur, Regent
1608–1624: Heinrich II
1624-1625: Nicole
1624-1634 : Karl IV
1634-1661: Nikolaus II Franz
1634–1641: To France
1641: Karl IV
1641–1659: To France
1659–1670: Karl IV
1670–1697: To France
1675–1690: Karl V Leopold
1690–1729: Leopold the Good
1729–1736: Franz III Stephan
LOWER LORRAINE
Territorial Development & Dynastic History
1012: Godfrey of Verdun (d.1023), called the Courageous, was invested by Emperor Heinrich II with the duchy of Lower Lorraine
Dukes of Lower Lorraine
959-964: Godfrey I of Lower Lorraine (d.964)
Count of Hainaut, 958; Margrave or Vice-Duke of Lower Lorraine, 959; Count of Julich, 962
968-973: Richar of Lower Lorraine (d.973)
Count of Mons (Hainaut), 963/964; Count of Liege
977-993: Charles of Lorraine (953-993)
993-1012: Otto of Lower Lorraine (c970-1012)
Regent of Lower Lorraine, 987-993, when his father, Charles of Lorraine, left the duchy to fight Hugh Capet for the throne of France.
1012-1023: Godfrey II of Lower Lorraine (965-1023) the Courageous, the Childless
1023-1044: Gozelo (Gothelon) I of Lorraine (c967-1044) the Great
Margrave of Antwerp & Count of Verdun, 1005/1008; Duke of Upper Lorraine, 1033-1044
"...Like his brother (Godfrey I), he was completely devoted to the imperial cause, and was rewarded by the addition of Upper Lorraine to his already large fief...." (Andressohn, pp. 9-11)
1044-1046: Gozelo II of Lower Lorraine (1008-1046) the Coward, the Sluggard, the Indolent, the Lazy
1046-1065: Friedrich of Luxemburg (c1003-1065)
Count of Malmedy, 1035
1065-1069: Godfrey III of Lower Lorraine (c997-1069) the Bearded
Count of Verdun; Margrave of Antwerp; Duke of Upper Lorraine, 1044; Margrave of Tuscany; Duke of Spoleto, 1057
1069-1076: Godfrey IV of Lower Lorraine (c1045-1076) the Hunchback
Margrave of Tuscany, 1069
"...Concerning the Hunchback, the chronicler states that his authority in this expedition was greatest; he was the pivot about whom all things turned, because although small of statute and deformed by a hunch, yet he by far surpassed all the other princes in this reputation for warlike ability and in the array of the choicest troops, as well as in the maturity of his wisdom and his speech." (Andressohn, p. 17)
1076-1087: Konrad of Lower Lorraine (1074-1101)
Duke of Lower Lorraine and Margrave of Turin, 1076-1087; King of Germany, 1087-1098; King of Italy (Corrado II), 1093-1098
1087-1100: Godfrey V of Lower Lorraine (1060-1100), Godfrey of Bouillon
1101-1106: Heinrich of Lower Lorraine (c1059-c1119)
Count of Limburg & Arlon, 1082-1106
1106-1129: Godfrey VI of Lower Lorraine (c1060-1139) the Bearded, the Courageous, the Great
Godfrey I, Landgrave of Brabant and Count of Louvain & Brussels, 1095-1139, Margrave of Antwerp, 1106-1139
1129-1139: Walram II of Limburg (c1085-1139) the Pagan
Duke of Limburg & Count of Arlon, 1119
1139-1142: Godfrey VII of Lower Lorraine (c1110-1142)
Count of Louvain (Godfrey II) and Landgrave of Brabant, 1129; Margrave of Antwerp, 1139
1142-1190: Godfrey VIII of Lower Lorraine (d.1190)
Count of Louvain (Godfrey III), Landgrave of Brabant, Margrave of Antwerp, 1142
1190-1235: Heinrich I of Brabant (1165-1235) the Courageous
Duke of Brabant, 1183/84
1235-1248: Heinrich II of Brabant (1207-1248)
1248-1261: Heinrich III of Brabant (c1230-1261)
1261-1272: Heinrich IV of Brabant (1252-1272)
References
The House of Guise in New Advent
List of Rulers of Lorraine
House of Lorraine (Pictures) in Royalty Guide
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