Count Count Godfrey de Verdun, IV^[1]

1030 - 1076  (46 years)

• Name	Count Godfrey de Verdun
  Prefix	Count
  Suffix	IV
  Nickname	The Hunchback
  Birth	1030	Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1076	The Scheldt, Cambrai, Nord, France   [2]
  	Age: 46y
  	Cause: Murder / Assassination
  	D: 26 Feb 1076/77
  Person ID	ind18427	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Duke Duke Godfrey de Lorraine, III,   b. 0995, Ardennes, Lorraine, France d. 1069, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Beatrice de Lorraine,   b. 1013, Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France d. 1068, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	fam06329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mathilde di Tuscany,   b. 1046, Florence, Tuscany, Italy d. 24 Jul 1115, Aldorf, Bavaria, Germany (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Lord of Farnham Lord of Farnham Bertram de Verdon,   b. 1074, Verdun, Lorraine, France d. Yes, date unknown   2. Beatrix de Verdun,   b. 1076, Verdun, Lorraine, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	fam06328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Godfrey IV (died 27 or 26 February 1076), called the Hunchback, was a son of Godfrey the Bearded, whom he succeeded as duke of Lower Lorraine in 1069. His mother was Doda. In the year of his succession, he married Matilda la Gran Contessa, daughter of Boniface III of Tuscany, and Beatrice of Bar. By this marriage, he succeeded his father as margrave of Tuscany, for his father had been married to Beatrice of Bar, the mother of Matilda. From 1071, Godfrey lived separate from his wife. The two spouses were on opposite sides in the Investiture Controversy: Matilda was a partisan of Pope Gregory VII and Godfrey of the Emperor Henry IV. He warred on Henry's behalf against Magnus, Duke of Saxony, in 1075 and on that of the bishop of Utrecht in 1076 against Dirk V of Holland and Robert I of Flanders. He was assassinated on the Scheldt on the eve of battle. His only child was a daughter, Beatrice, by Matilda. He nominated his nephew Godfrey of Bouillon to succeed him, but the emperor appointed his own son, Conrad. Godfrey of Bouillon succeeded eventually in 1089 and gained fame on the First Crusade.

  
  

• Sources

  [source04425] Michael Neuman, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I008343 Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors, (Publication Date: 05 DEC 2007 Media: Website / URL). ID: I008343 Name: Godfrey IV "The Hunchback" , Count de Verdun Sex: M Birth: ABT 1030 in Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France Birth: ABT 1030 Death: 26 FEB 1076/77 in Assassinated at The Scheldt, Cambrai, Nord, France Note: Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Godfrey IV (died 27 or 26 February 1076), called the Hunchback, was a son of Godfrey the Bearded, whom he succeeded as duke of Lower Lorraine in 1069. His mother was Doda. In the year of his succession, he married Matilda la Gran Contessa, daughter of Boniface III of Tuscany, and Beatrice of Bar. By this marriage, he succeeded his father as margrave of Tuscany, for his father had been married to Beatrice of Bar, the mother of Matilda. From 1071, Godfrey lived separate from his wife. The two spouses were on opposite sides in the Investiture Controversy: Matilda was a partisan of Pope Gregory VII and Godfrey of the Emperor Henry IV. He warred on Henry's behalf against Magnus, Duke of Saxony, in 1075 and on that of the bishop of Utrecht in 1076 against Dirk V of Holland and Robert I of Flanders. He was assassinated on the Scheldt on the eve of battle. His only child was a daughter, Beatrice, by Matilda. He nominated his nephew Godfrey of Bouillon to succeed him, but the emperor appointed his own son, Conrad. Godfrey of Bouillon succeeded eventually in 1089 and gained fame on the First Crusade. Father: Godfrey III 'The Bearded' , Duke De Lorraine b: ABT 995 in Ardennes, Lorraine, France Mother: Beatrice de Lorraine b: ABT 1013 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France Marriage 1 Mathilde di Tuscany , Countess of Tuscany b: 1046 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Children Bertram de Verdun b: ABT 1074 in Verdun, Lorraine, France Beatrix de Verdun b: ABT 1076 in Verdun, Lorraine, France Descendants and ancestors of George Smith and Eva Goodale michaelneuman@earthlink.net [source04424] Michael Neuman, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelrneuman&id=I019027&style=TABLE Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors, (Publication Date: 05 DEC 2007 Media: Website / URL).