Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
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Godfrey I (died 1002), called the Prisoner or the Captive[1] (le Captif), sometimes the Old (le Vieux), was the count of Bidgau and Methingau from 959 and the sovereign count of Verdun[2][3] 963 to his death. In 969, he obtained the Margraviate of Antwerp and Ename. Between 974 and 998, he was also the sovereign count of Hainault and Mons.
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Godfrey I, Count of Verdun | |
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Died | 1002 |
Noble family | House of Ardennes-Verdun |
Spouse(s) | Matilda of Saxony |
Father | Gozlin, Count of Bidgau and Methingau |
Mother | Oda of Metz |
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He was the founder of the House of Ardennes-Verdun, a cadet branch of the House of Ardennes. He was always loyal to the Ottonians, to whom he was related through his maternal grandmother.