CHINY Louis

Abt 0985 - 1025  (40 years)

• Name	CHINY Louis
  Birth	Abt 0985	Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Sep 1025
  Notes	He was Count of Chiny from 987 to 1025 and at Verdun in 1024 to 1025. In 1024, Raimbert, bishop of Verdun, gave him the county of Verdun, which he had taken when the Count Hermann had retired to a monastery. Herman's brother, Godfrey the Bearded, who coveted the city, invaded and killed Louis. [1] Sources ↑ Wikipedia:Louis,_Count_of_Verdun. Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2023, Comtes de Chiny.
  Person ID	I59017	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	VERMANDOIS Oto,   b. Abt 0955, Duchy of Lotharingia d. Abt 0987 (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	St VARNE Adelaide,   b. Abt 0995
  Children	1. CHINY Louis,   b. 1016, Luxembourg d. 1068 (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026