Godfrey I, Count of Verdun
Godfrey I (died 1002), called the Prisoner or the Captive (le Captif), sometimes the Old (le Vieux), was the count of Bidgau and Methingau from 959 and the sovereign count of Verdun 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.
Godfrey I, Count of Verdun | |
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A portrait of Godefroy Ier comte de Verdun | |
| Died | 1002 |
| Noble family | House of Ardennes-Verdun |
| Spouse(s) | Matilda of Saxony |
| Father | Gozlin, Count of Bidgau and Methingau |
| Mother | Oda of Metz |
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.
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