Dukes of Upper Lorraine from Wigeric of Luxembourg
Wigeric of Luxembourg, Count of the Bidgau, b abt 885, d 919. He md Cunegonde abt 905, daughter of Unknown and Ermentrude of France.
Children of Wigeric of Luxembourg and Cunegonde were:
  • Frederick I of Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine, b abt 909. See LINE A
  • Gozelon of Lower Lorraine, Count of the Bidgau, b abt 912. See LINE B
  • Son of Wigeric b abt 915. See LINE C
LINE A
Frederick I of Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine, b abt 909, d 978.
Child of Frederick I of Lorraine was:

Thierry I of Lorraine, Duke of Upper Lorraine, b abt 945, d 1027. He md Richilde, daughter of Folmar, Count in the Bliesgau. She was b abt 960.
Child of Thierry I of Lorraine and Richilde was:

Frederick II of Lorraine, Duke of Upper Lorraine, b abt 980, d aft 1026. He md Mathilde of Swabia abt 1015, daughter of Hermann II, Duke of Swabia, and Gerberga of Burgundy.
Child of Frederick II and Mathilde of Swabia was:

Sophia, Countess of Bar-le-Duc, b abt 1026, d 1092. She md Louis of Montbeliard abt 1046.

LINE B
Gozelon of Lower Lorraine b abt 912, d 942. He md Oda of Metz abt 930, daughter of Gerard of Metz, Count in Lorraine, and Oda of Saxony. She was b abt 915.
Child of Gozelon I of Lower Lorraine and Oda of Metz was:

Godfrey II of Ardennes, Count of Verdun, b abt 939, d abt 1005. He md Matilda Billung aft 962, daughter of Hermann Billung, Duke of Saxony, and Hildegarde of Westerbourg.
Child of Godfrey II of Ardennes and Matilda Billung was:

Bonne of Ardennes b abt 963. She md Charles of Lower Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lorraine, abt 975, son of Louis IV, King of the Franks, and Gerberga of Saxony.

LINE C
Unknown Son of Wigeric b abt 915.
Child of Son of Wigeric was:

Unknown Grandson of Wigeric b abt 940.
Child of Grandson of Wigeric was:

Godfrey of Verdun, Count of Verdun, b abt 964.
Children of Godfrey of Verdun were:

  • Godfrey I of Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lorraine, b abt 986. See LINE C1
  • Gozelon I of Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine, Count of Verdun, b abt 988. See LINE C2

    • LINE C1
    Godfrey I of Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lorraine, b abt 986.
    Child of Godfrey I of Lorraine was:

    Bertram of Verdun b abt 1035, of Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, England.
    Child of Bertram of Verdun was:

    Norman de Verdun b abt 1082, d aft 1140. He md Lesceline de Clinton abt 1110, daughter of Geoffrey de Clinton. She was b abt 1095.
    Child of Norman de Verdun and Lesceline de Clinton was:

    Bertram de Verdun, Sheriff of Leicestershire, b abt 1122, d 1192, Joppa. He md (1) Maud de Ferrers, and (2) Rohese abt 1153. She was b abt 1136.
    Child of Bertram de Verdun and Rohese was:

    Nicholas de Verdun b abt 1168, d 1231. He md Clemence le Boteler [a] abt 1192, daughter of Philip le Boteler. She was b abt 1172.
    Child of Nicholas de Verdun and Clemence le Boteler was:

    Rohese de Verdun b abt 1205, d 1245/46. She md Theobald le Boteler 4 Sep 1225, son of Theobald Walter and Maud le Vavasour.

    LINE C2
    Gozelon I of Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Count of Verdun, b abt 988, d 1044.
    Children of Gozelon I of Lorraine were:

    • Oda b abt 1012, d 19 Apr 1044. She md Lambert II, Count of Louvaine, abt 1026, son of Lambert I, Count of Louvaine, and Gerberga of Lorraine.
    • Godfrey II of Lorraine, "the Bearded", Duke of Lorraine, b abt 1016.
    • Regilinde of Lorraine b abt 1018, d 1064. She md Adalbert II, Count of Namur, abt 1032, son of Adalbert I, Count of Namur, and Ermengarde of Lorraine.
    Godfrey II of Lorraine, "the Bearded", Duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine, b abt 1016, d 1069. He md Ida abt 1036. She was b abt 1020.
    Child of Godfrey II of Lorraine and Ida was:

    Ida b abt 1040. She md Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, 1057, son of Eustace I, Count of Boulogne, and Maud of Louvain.

NOTES:
a. Clemence le Boteler is believed by Mr. Douglas Richardson to be the wife of Nicholas de Verdun, and mother of Rohese. He has also suggested that this Clemence may be the "Queen Clementia" referred to in several early charters, a mistress of Henry I, and by him, the mother of Joan, wife of Prince Llewelyn. But a later post by Mr. Richardson indicates that, while this is possible, it is, as yet, not conclusively provable. See soc.genealogy.medieval, and Gen-Medieval Archives for a lengthy discussion of this possible affiliation.
SOURCES:
CP: Vol XII/2[247]; AR: Line 158[22], Line 167[21-22], Line 155[21], Line 149[21].
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