Albert II, Count of Namur

Albert II of Namur was Count of Namur from the death of his elder brother Robert II to his death in 1067. They were the sons of Albert I, and Ermengarde, daughter of duke Charles of Lower Lorraine.

Albert II, Count of Namur
Died1067
Noble familyHouse of Namur
Spouse(s)Regelinde – daughter of Gothelo I, Count of Verdun and Duke of Lorraine
FatherAlbert I, Count of Namur
MotherErmengarde – daughter of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine

Biography

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In 1037, Albert participated in the Battle of Bar-le-Duc against Odo II, Count of Blois, who was seeking to claim for himself the inheritance of his uncle, Rudolph III of Burgundy, which in 1032 had passed to Conrad II and been incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire. In 1046, Albert supported Emperor Henry III in his fight against Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Baldwin V, Count of Flanders.

In 1047, he founded the collegiate church of St. Albinus at Namur, which became Namur cathedral in 1559.

Marriages and issue

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Between 1010 and 1015 he married Regelinde (d. 1067) daughter of Gothelo I, Count of Verdun and Duke of Lorraine[1] and had the following issue:

Notes

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References

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  • Borgnet, Jules (1866). Biographie Nationale. Brussels: Académie Royale de Belgique. pp. 196–197.
  • Gislebertus (of Mons) (2005). Chronicle of Hainaut. Translated by Napran, Laura. The Boydell Press.
Albert II, Count of Namur
 Died: 1067
Preceded by Count of Namur
1016-1067
Succeeded by