Godfrey
(Geoffrey III)
"Geoffroi"
Lorraine
formerly Basse-Lotharingie aka Basse-Lorraine
Born in Lorraine, France
Ancestors 
Son of Gozelo (Verdun) de Verdun
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Frédéric (Lorraine) de Lorraine, Maud (Lorraine) de Leuven [half], Regilinde (Lorraine) de Lorraine [half], Uda (Lorraine) de Lotharingia [half] and Gothelo (Duke of Lower Lorraine) Lorraine
Husband of
Beatrice (Lorraine) de Lorraine
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Doda (UNKNOWN) de Basse-Lotharingie
— married
1040 in Lower Lorraine, France
Descendants 
Died
at about age 63
in Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2012
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Biography
Geoffrey III (Basse-Lotharingie) Lorraine is Notable.
Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lotharingia (died 1069), called Godfrey the Bearded, was a son of Gothelo I, Duke of Lotharingia. The German Emperor Henry III authorized him to succeed his father as duke of Upper Lotharingia in 1044, but refused him the ducal title of Lower Lotharingia. Godfrey rebelled against his king and devastated land in Lower Lotharingia, as well as the city of Verdun. He was soon defeated by an imperial army and was imprisoned together with his son (Gibichenstein, 1045).
In 1065, he became duke of Lower Lotharingia. He is sometimes counted as Godfrey II of Lower Lotharingia.
Godfrey married Beatrix of Bar, daughter of Duke Frederick II of Upper Lotharingia and widow of Bonifacius, margrave of Tuscany. As such he succeeded as margrave of Tuscany in 1054. Son:
- Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lotharingia
Sources
- Wikidata: Item Q552234, en:Wikipedia
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Andrew Lancaster
Simone (van Eyssen) Dunkerley
L Sauls
Andrew Lancaster
Was he really called Geoffrey?
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by Andrew Lancaster
Simone (van Eyssen) Dunkerley
Basse-Lotharingie-1 and UNKNOWN-130517 appear to represent the same person because: Wife and daughter match, as well as death year.
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on UNKNOWN-130517 (merged)
by Simone (van Eyssen) Dunkerley
L Sauls
Link to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_III,_Duke_of_Lower_Lorraine
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by L Sauls
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