Louis I (murdered September 29, 1025),
Count of Chiny (987–1025) and
Count of Verdun (as Louis) (1024–1025), son of
Otto I
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of Henr ...
, Count of Chiny, and an unknown mother.
Upon Otto’s death, Louis became the second Count of Chiny. Virtually nothing is known about his rule in Chiny.
In 1024, Reginbert, the
Bishop of Verdun
The Bishopric of Verdun was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located at the western edge of the Empire and was bordered by France, the Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Duchy of Bar. Some time in the late 990s, the suzerainty of the County ...
, appointed Louis as Count of Verdun when Count
Herman of Ename
Herman (or Hezelo) of Ename (died 28 May 1029), was a count in what is now Belgium, who was responsible to the emperor for holding the frontier fort at Ename (sometimes spelled "Eename") in the Pagus of Brabant, which faced the County of Flanders ...
, son of
Godfrey the Prisoner, retired to a monastery. Herman's nephew,
Godfrey the Bearded
Godfrey III ( 997 – 1069), called the Bearded, was the eldest son of Gothelo I, Duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine.
Biography Disputed succession
By inheritance, Godfrey was Count of Verdun and he became Margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of ...
, coveted the position, and
Gothelo (Herman’s brother and Godfrey’s father) invaded the city and murdered Louis.
Louis married Adelaide (d. after 1025), of unknown parentage. They had two children:
*
Louis II, Count of Chiny
* Liutgarde
[''Chronicon Sancti Huberti''] (born 1002), married to Richer de Sancy (died before 1084). Luitgarde and Richer had four sons: Hughes (died after 1109), Louis (died after 1084), Roderic (d. after 1109) and Richwin (killed before 1084). Nothing further is known about them.
Louis’ son Louis II assumed the position of Count of Chiny after his father’s death, and Godfrey the Bearded was appointed Count of Verdun.
References
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1025 deaths
Counts of Verdun
Counts of Chiny
Year of birth unknown