Count Godefried (died 1161) was
Count of Montaigu and Clermont by inheritance, and
Count of Duras by virtue of his marriage. He was also seigneur (lord) of Rochefort, and burger and
advocate
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of
Dinant
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.
His parents were
Lambert, Count of Montaigu and Clermont Lambert (died 1140 or after), Count of Montaigu and , son of Conon, Count of Montaigu. Lambert was also Seigneur de Rochefort, Advocate of Dinant, and Advocate of Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois.
As reported by both Albert of Aix and William of Tyre, ...
, and his wife Gertrud.
Godfried married Juliane, daughter of
Otto II, Count of Duras Count Otto of Duras (d. 1147) was a Count of Duras, and ''advocatus'' of the Abbey of St Truiden. Duras and St Truiden are in the modern province of Belgian Limburg. His parents were Count Giselbert of Duras and his wife Gertrud.
Otto married Be ...
, and his wife Berthe of Valenciennes. They had five children:
*
Gilles, Count of Montaigu Gilles (Ægidius) (died before 1193), was Count of Montaigu and Clermont, through his father Count Godefried of Montaigu, and Count of Duras, through his wife Juliane, daughter of Count Otto of Duras. Gilles was also Seigneur of Rochefort, Jodoi ...
, Clermont and Duras
* Pierre de Montaigu (d. 1185 or after), Canon at
Saint-Lambert, Liège
*
Conan II, Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras
* Gerberge de Montaigu (d. after 29 June 1206), married to Wery II de Walcourt
* Clarissa de Montaigu.
Upon the death of Godfried, his son Gilles inherited all three counties. Pierre is also listed as a Count of Montaigu, but as he died before his older brother, it is not clear that he ever actually held the title. After Conon's death, his brother-in-law Wery II de Walcourt became Count of Montaigu and Clermont, whereas
Gérard II, Count of Looz Count Gerard (or Gerhard) of Loon (died 1191), was son and successor of Louis I, Count of Loon, and Agnes of Metz. He was count of Loon (in modern Belgium) and of Rieneck (in Germany). Because of a widespread misunderstanding concerning a document f ...
, became the Count of Duras.
Notes
Sources
*Wolters, Joseph Mathias, ''Notice Historique sur l’Ancien Comté de Duras en Hesbaie'', Gyselinck, 1855 (available o
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*{{citation, author=C. G. Roland, title=Les seigneurs et comtes de Rochefort, journal=Annales de la Société archéologique de Namur, volume=20, year=1893, url=https://archive.org/details/annalesdelasocie20soci/page/124, pages=63–141.
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Counts of Montaigu
Jure uxoris officeholders