Duke of Lower Lorraine
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The Duchy of Lower Lorraine encompassed part of modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands. It was closely tied to the Duchy of Upper Lorraine and the County of Boulogne. It was a major sponsor in the First Crusade, providing a remarkable portion of its participant knights. Godfrey of Bouillon, the duke (or titular duke) later became the first King of Jerusalem (although he actually took the title "Defender of the Holy Sepulchre") - his cousin's family founded the more permanent dynasty there.
Dukes of Lower Lorraine
- Godfrey (?, possibly (959-964)
- Richar (964-972)
- Charles (976-991)
- Otto (991-1012)
- Godfrey I (1012-1023)
- Gothelo (1023-1044)
- Gothelo II (1044-1046)
- Frederick of Luxembourg (1046-1065)
- Godfrey II (1065-1069)
- Godfrey III (1069-1076)
- Conrad (1076-1087)
- Godfrey of Bouillon (1087-1100), apparently at that time, lands dispersed and only a rump remained in hands of dukes
- Henry of Limburg (1101-1106)
- Godfrey of Louvain (1106-1140)
- passed to the Duke of Brabant
County of Bouillon
Within Lower Lorraine was the County of Bouillon; its counts were often simultaneously Dukes of Lower Lorraine, and after the death of Godfrey of Bouillon the County passed through numerous hands throughout the centuries.