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He was the son of Godfrey I and Ida of Chiny.
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Gottfried Godfrey II, Count of Louvain
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He was also the duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey VII), and as such also margrave of Antwerp, by appointment in 1139 after the death of Duke Waleran. He was first associated with his father in 1136, when he first carried the ducal title. This was confirmed by Conrad III of Germany, who had married the sister of Godfrey"s wife.
Waleran left a son, Henry II of Limburg, who asserted his father"s ducal rights.
Godfrey and Henry entered into a war in which the latter was decisively and quickly destroyed. Godfrey did not long enjoy his victory.
He was killed by a disease of the liver two years thence. He was buried in Saint Peter"s Church in Louvain.
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July 13, 1142 (aged 33) -
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