Albert II (Namur)
Albert II († around 1063) was Count of Namur . He was the son of Count Albert I and Adelheid of Lower Lorraine , and the successor to his brother Robert II.
Life
Albert's brother is no longer attested after 1018, but is mentioned again in a document from 1031, so that the year of Albert's successor is uncertain. In 1037 he took part in the battle against Odo II , Count of Meaux and Troyes (i.e. the later county of Champagne ) when he tried to create a kingdom between Germany and France by claiming succession in the kingdom of Burgundy . In 1046 he was on the side of Emperor Heinrich III. against his rebelling Duke of Lower Lorraine, Gottfried III. , his brother-in-law, and Baldwin V , the Count of Flanders. In 1047 he had the church of Saint-Aubin in Namur rebuilt and made it a collegiate church.
The circumstances of his death are not known. First a document from 1070 as the seventh year of the reign of his son Albert III. gives information about the year of his death.
progeny
Albert II married Regelinde (1037 † after 1067), daughter of Duke Gotzelo I of Lower Lorraine and Upper Lorraine from the Wigeriche family ; her children were:
- Albert III (1027; † 1102), Count of Namur
- Heinrich, Count of Durbuy , † 1097 in Palestine
- Hedwig († 1080), ∞ Gerhard of Alsace († 1070), Duke of Lorraine
literature
- Académie royale de Belgique, Biography Nationale de Belgique . Volume 1, Brussels 1866
See also
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Robert II |
Count of Namur 1018 / 31-1063 / 64 |
Albert III |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albert II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Namur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1063 |