The lordship of Bouillon was in the 10th and 11th century one of the core holdings of the Ardennes–Bouillon dynasty, and appears to have been their original patrimonial possession. The Bouillon estate was a collection of

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land, and other rights. The collection included e.g. the allod villages of Bellevaux, Mogimont, Senseruth, and Assenois, the

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of the monastery of Saint-Hubert and Ardennes, and the land to the south of

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, formerly the land of the abbey of Mouzon, now held as a fief of the

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. During the 10th and 11th century, the lords of Bouillon also held, for shorter or longer periods, the

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, along with many lesser titles.

List of the lords of Bouillon

: ''It is difficult to draw an exact list of the lords of Bouillon, as the lordship did not automatically follow the better documented ducal and comital titles held by the dynasty. : ''Since Bouillon is believed to be the patrimonial possession of the dynasty, one would believe the lordship was inherited by the oldest son.In the case of Godfrey the Crusader, he was the second son of Godfrey the Hunchback's sister. He inherited from his childless uncle, while the older brother Eustace inherited from their father. Based on this assumption, one can set up a tentative list of the Lords of Bouillon:'' * Godfrey ''the Captive'' (?, possibly until abt. 1002) *

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, son of above, (?, possibly abt. 1002-1005) * Godfrey ''the Childless'', younger brother of Frederick, (?, probably 1005-1023) * Gozelo, younger brother of Frederick and Godfrey, (1023-1044) * Godfrey ''the Bearded'', son of above, (1044-1069) * Godfrey ''the Hunchback'', son of above, (1069-1076) * Godfrey ''the Crusader'', nephew of Godfrey the Hunchback, (1076-1096) : ''sold to the

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List of the lords of Bouillon

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