Biography of Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain 1060-1139

Paternal Family Tree: Reginar aka Percy

Before 1058 [his father] Henry Reginar II Count Louvain (age 37) and [his mother] Adela Thuringa Countess Louvain were married. She by marriage Countess Louvain. He the son of [his grandfather] Lambert Reginar II Count Louvain and [his grandmother] Oda Ardennes Countess Louvain.

Around 1060 Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain was born to [his father] Henry Reginar II Count Louvain (age 40) and [his mother] Adela Thuringa Countess Louvain.

In 1071 [his father] Henry Reginar II Count Louvain (age 51) died. His son [his brother] Henry succeeded III Count Louvain.

In 1090 [his brother] Henry Reginar III Count Louvain and [his sister-in-law] Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine (age 10) were married. She by marriage Countess Louvain. She the daughter of Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 57) and Gertrude Billung Countess Holland (age 60). He the son of [his father] Henry Reginar II Count Louvain and [his mother] Adela Thuringa Countess Louvain. They were half fourth cousins.

In 1093 Robert II Count Flanders (age 28) succeeded II Count Flanders. [his future wife] Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders (age 15) by marriage Countess Flanders.

In 1095 [his brother] Henry Reginar III Count Louvain died at Tournai [Map]. His brother Godfrey (age 35) succeeded I Count Louvain. [his future wife] Ida Chiny Countess Louvain by marriage Countess Louvain.

Before 1103 Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 42) and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain were married. She the daughter of Otto Chiny 2nd Count Chiny. He the son of Henry Reginar II Count Louvain and Adela Thuringa Countess Louvain.

Around 1103 [his daughter] Adeliza of Louvain Queen Consort England was born to Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 43) and [his wife] Ida Chiny Countess Louvain. She married (1) 24th January 1121 her half fourth cousin once removed King Henry I "Beauclerc" England, son of King William "Conqueror" I of England and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (2) her half fourth cousin once removed King Henry I "Beauclerc" England, son of King William "Conqueror" I of England and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (3) 1138 William D'Aubigny 1st Earl Lincoln 1st Earl of Arundel and had issue.

Around 1107 [his son] Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine was born to Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 47) and [his wife] Ida Chiny Countess Louvain. He married in or before 1142 Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine and had issue.

After 1119 Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 59) and Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Louvain. She the daughter of William I Count Burgundy and Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. He the son of Henry Reginar II Count Louvain and Adela Thuringa Countess Louvain.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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In 1121 [his son] Jocelin Percy was born to Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 61) and [his wife] Ida Chiny Countess Louvain. He married in or before 1170 Agnes Percy 4th Baroness Percy Topcliffe, daughter of William Percy 3rd Baron Percy Topcliffe, and had issue.

Marriage of King Henry I and Adeliza of Louvain

On 24th January 1121, three months after the disaster that was the 25th November 1120-Sinking of The White Ship in which Henry's only legitimate son was drowned, with [his son-in-law] King Henry (age 53) needing an heir quickly, he and [his daughter] Adeliza of Louvain (age 18) were married at Windsor Castle [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. Despite fourteen years of marriage they didn't have any children. Following Henry's death she married [his future son-in-law] William D'Aubigny 1st Earl Lincoln 1st Earl of Arundel (age 12) with whom she had seven children. The difference in their ages was 35 years. She the daughter of Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 61) and [his wife] Ida Chiny Countess Louvain. He the son of King William "Conqueror" I of England and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. [29th January 1121] This year was the [his son-in-law] King Henry (age 53) at Christmas at Bramton, and afterwards, before Candlemas, at Windsor was given him to wife [his daughter] Athelis (age 18); soon afterwards consecrated queen, who was daughter of the Duke of Louvain (age 61).

Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. On the fourth of the calends of February [29th January 1121] the [his daughter] maiden (age 18) already mentioned as selected for queen was married to the [his son-in-law] king (age 53) by William, bishop of Winchester, at the command of Ralph, archbishop of Canterbury; and on the following day, the third of the calends of February (30th January), she was consecrated and crowned as queen by the archbishop in person.

Note. Some sources say 24th January 1121.

In 1123 [his brother] Prince Bishop Albero Reginar (age 53) was appointed Prince Bishop of Liège.

On 13th December 1124 [his brother-in-law] Guy Ivrea aka Pope Calixtus II (age 59) died.

On 1st January 1128 [his brother] Prince Bishop Albero Reginar (age 58) died.

Around 1133 [his wife] Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders (age 55) died.

Around 1133 [his sister-in-law] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy (age 63) died.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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In 1138 [his son-in-law] William D'Aubigny 1st Earl Lincoln 1st Earl of Arundel (age 29) and [his daughter] Adeliza of Louvain Queen Consort England (age 35) were married. She the daughter of Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 78) and [his wife] Ida Chiny Countess Louvain.

In 1139 [his sister] Ida Reginar Countess Hainaut died.

On 25th January 1139 Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain (age 79) died. His son Godfrey (age 32) succeeded II Count Louvain.

[his daughter] Clarissa Reginar was born to Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain.

[his son] Henry Reginar was born to Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain.

Robert II Count Flanders and Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders were married. She the daughter of William I Count Burgundy and Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. He the son of Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders and Gertrude Billung Countess Holland. They were fourth cousins.

[his daughter] Ida Reginar Countess Cleves was born to Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain. She married Arnaud Cleves I Count Cleves and had issue.