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Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine

1100 - 1076

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Godfrey IV (died 26 or 27 February 1076), known as the Hunchback, was Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1069 until his death in 1076, succeeding his father Godfrey the Bearded. In the year of his accession, he married Margravine Matilda of Tuscany, daughter of his stepmother Beatrice of Bar, and thus became margrave of Tuscany. Godfrey and Matilda had only one child, Beatrice, who was born in 1071 and died the same year. From 1071 onwards, Godfrey lived apart from his wife. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine is the 270th most popular nobleman (up from 363rd in 2019). (up from 897th in 2019)

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Among people born in 1100, Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine ranks 21Before him are Sverker I of Sweden, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Thierry, Count of Flanders, Inge the Elder, Emperor Qinzong, and Antipope Gregory VIII. After him are Arnold of Brescia, George Kedrenos, Teobaldo Boccapecci, Kerbogha, Niklot, and Khabul Khan. Among people deceased in 1076, Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine ranks 3Before him are Sweyn II of Denmark, and Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, Sancho IV of Pamplona, Beatrice of Lorraine, Gagik II of Armenia, Ibn Hayyan, and Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy.

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