LOUVAIN Lambert

Abt 0998 - Abt 1054  (56 years)

• Name	LOUVAIN Lambert
  Birth	Abt 0998	Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 19 Jun 1054	Tournai, Comté de Hainaut, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Notes	Lambert de Louvain (later Lambert II "Baldric" Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven) was the son of Lambert Reginar I, Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven, a member of the Lotharingian noble family known as the "Reginars" or “Régniers” - and Gerberga / Gerberge de Lorraine, daughter of Charles I, the Duke of Lower Lotharingia (Lorraine) and granddaughter of Louis IV, King of the Franks (West Francia). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The Chronicon Brabanti also refers to the two names of Lambert when recording the death of "Lambertus II qui et Baldricus dictus Cum-Barba", although it is unclear how reliable this is as "cum-barba" is the nickname applied in other sources to Comte Lambert [I]. If Lambert [II] was in fact also called Baldric, it suggests a relationship (which has not been identified) with the early Graafen van Betuwe (see the document HOLLAND) and Comtes de Looz (see LOWER LOTHARINGIAN NOBILITY), in which three bishops of Liège named Baldric belonged. "Baldricus…cum uxore mea Oda" founded the collegial church in Brussels by charter dated 1047. The Vita Balderici refers to "comes Lowaniensis Lambertus vir profanæ mentis et moribus barbarus", presumed to refer to Comte Lambert II. [1] Lower and Upper Lotharingia Lotharingia / Lothringen / Lotharingie 10th century Lotharingia (lat:Lotharii, nl: Lotharingen, fr: Lotharingie (later Lorraine), de: Lothringen) comprised the territory of "Middle Francia" originally granted to Lothar on division of the Carolingian Empire in 855. It included the territories that make up the modern-day Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) - as well as the eastern portion of France and the western Rhineland of Germany. The region was generally part of the Holy Roman Empire but was the subject of frequent political and territorial conflict between the Western Franks (who established the Kingdom of France) and the Eastern Franks (who were associated with the emerging Kingdom of Germany) - particularly from 962 when Otto of Saxony was crowned as the Holy Roman Emperor. Lotharingia was partitioned in 959 into "Lower Lotharingia" (the lower Northern region) and "Upper Lotharingia" (the higher more Southern region). Upper Lotharingia became a Duchy and was increasingly influenced by the Western Franks - and in Old French the term Loherigne and Loherainc were increasingly used for the territories and people - which later developed into the word Lorraine in French. The associated territories continue to reflect both French and Dutch/Germanic influences, particularly in Belgium, concentrated in Wallonia and Flanders, respectively - and Belgian place names generally have counterparts in both languages, e.g. Bruxelles et Louvain (fr), Brussel en Leuven (fl/nl). [8] Marriage, Family and Accession By 1047, Lambert had married Uda (lat: Oda) de Lorraine / Lotharingia who was the daughter of Gozelon I, Duke of Lower Lotharingia. [1] The Vita Sanctæ Gudilæ names "Oda…Gozelonis ducis filia" as wife of "Lambertus…comes" in a passage dated 1047. The Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi names "Godefridum ducem, Odam et Regelindam" as children of "Gozelo, frater Arnulphi et Godefridi". "Baldricus…cum uxore mea Oda" founded the collegial church in Brussels by charter dated 1047. [1] Lambert and Uda had at least children together: [1] Henri, who succeeded his father as Henri II, Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven Adela, who first married Otto, Graf von Weimer and later married Dedo, Markgraf der sächsischen Ostmark Reginar, who was killed in battle at Hesbaie in 1077 They may also have had an additional son: [1] Joscelin Lambert's elder brother Henri, Comte de Louvain was killed in Brussels in 1038; and although Henri had a young son Otton, Lambert succeeded his elder brother as Lambert II, Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven. [1] [6] The Vita Sanctæ Gudilæ records that "Lambertus…comes" succeeded his brother Henri. The Genealogica comitum Buloniensium records that "Henricum seniorem de Bursella" was father of "Lambertum comitem et Henricum fratrem eius et Mathildem sororem eorum", but this appears to be a confused representation of the situation. He succeeded his brother in 1038 as LAMBERT [II] Comte de Louvain, after depriving his nephew of his rights: the Chronicon Sigeberti records the death in 1038 of "Henricus Lovaniensis Comes" and the succession of "filius eius Otho" who was deprived by "patruus eius Baldricus qui et Lambertus". Death and Succession Lambert joined the rebellion of Baudouin V de Flandre against the German emperor Heinrich III, but was killed in battle near Tournai and buried on 19 June 1054 at Nivelles according to the Chronique de Sigebert de Gembloux (1056). [7] Lambert was succeeded by his son Henri de Louvain who became Henri II, Comte de Louvain. [1] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Comtes de Louvain by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2025; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ Wikipedia (en) – Reginarids (Houses of Brabant, Hainaut and Louvain) ↑ Wikipedia (en) – Lambert I, Count of Louvain ↑ Dukes of Lower Lotharingia (Carolingian) by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2025; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ Wikipedia (en) – Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wikipedia (en) – Lambert II, Count of Louvain ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wikipédia (fr) – Lambert II de Louvain ↑ Wikipédia (fr) - Basse-Lotharingie
  Person ID	I59032	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	REGINAR Lambert,   b. Abt 0950, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. 12 Sep 1015, Florennes, Comté de Namur, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	LOTHARINGIA Gerberga,   b. Abt 0975, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. Aft 1018, Nivelles, Brabant, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age > 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	0995	Lower Lotharingia (Lorraine), Holy Roman Empire
  Family ID	F26219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LOTHARINGIA Uda,   b. 0995, Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. Aft 1047, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age ~ 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1047	Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Children	1. LOUVAIN Henri Heinrich,   b. 1020, Louvain (Leuven), Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. 1078, Brabant, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026