Lambert I, Count of Louvain

Lambert I
Count of Louvain
17th century representation of Lambert I and Gerberga
Spouse(s)	Gerberga of Lower Lorraine
Issue Henry I of Louvain Lambert II of Louvain Matilda of Louvain
Detail Titles and styles The Count of Louvain
Noble family	House of Reginar
Father	Reginar III, Count of Hainaut
Mother	Adela
Born	950 Louvain
Died	12 September 1015 (aged 65) Florennes

Lambert I of Louvain nicknamed "The Bearded" (born in Louvain, Duchy of Lotharingia, East Francia c. 950, died in Florennes, County of Namur, Duchy of Lower Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire on September 12, 1015) was the first Count of Louvain in 1003. He was killed by Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine in battle for Godfrey's claim of Count of Verdun.

He was the son of Reginar III, Count of Hainaut and Adela, brother of Reginar IV, Count of Mons, husband of Gerberga of Lower Lorraine,^[1] and father of:^[2]

• Henry I, Count of Louvain
• Lambert II, Count of Louvain, married Oda of Verdun.
• Reinier
• Matilda (Maud) of Louvain, countess consort of Boulogne as wife of Eustace I of Boulogne

References

1. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 148-20, 148-21, 155-20, 155-21.
2. Jaarboek voor Middeleeuwse geschiedenis, Uitgeverij Verloren, 1998 Google Books