LOTHARINGIA Uda

0995 - Aft 1047  (~ 53 years)

• Name	LOTHARINGIA Uda
  Birth	0995	Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1047	Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Notes	Uda (Oda) de Lotharingia (later Comtesse de Louvain) was the daughter of Gozelon / Gothelon, Duke of Lower and Upper Lotharingia, and Margrave of Antwerp. [1] [2] [3] [4] 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). [5] Parents and Siblings Gozelon / Gothelon "Gothelo the Great" Her father Gozelon (sometimes called "Gozelo / Gozilo Duke of the Ripuarians" or "Gothelo the Great") succeeded his brother in 1023 as Gozelon I Duke of Lower Lotharingia. In 1033, he also became the Duke of Upper Lotharingia - effectively reuniting control of the lands in personam although they remained as two distinct territories. [1] [2] Gozelon reportedly married a daughter of Berengar II, Re d'Italia (King of Italy) by the name of Urraca or Junca of Ivrea, although it is not considered to be certain that she was his wife. [1] Her parents had six children who continued the family's involvement with the nobility of Lotharingia and beyond, including a Pope: [1] Godefried (Godefroid), who succeeded his father as Duke of Upper Lotharingia, became the Marquis of Tuscany through marriage, and later in life succeeded Frederic of Luxembourg (who replaced his younger brother) to become Duke of Lower Lotharingia Mathilde, who married Heinrich Pfalzgraf (Count Palatinate) of Lotharingia Gozelon (Gothelo), who was installed as Gozelon II Duke of Lower Lotharingia (to succeed his father) Frederic, who was elected as Pope Stephen IX Uda (Oda), who married Lambert II Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven Regelindis, who married Albert II Comte de Namur Marriage and Family Uda (Oda) married Lambert II "Baldric" Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven who 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). [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Oda and Lambert had at least three children together: [6] Henri / Heinrich, who succeeded his father as Henri Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven Adela, who first married Otto Graf von Weimar and later married Dedo, Markgraf der sächsischen Ostmark Reginar who was killed in battle at Hesbaye in 1077 The timing of Oda's death is not known, but she was alive as of 1047, when she and Lambert ("Baldricus…cum uxore mea Oda") were recorded in connection with the founding of the collegial church at Brussels. [6] Lambert may have had another son named Joscelin who was recorded in the Domesday Book records as Joscelin fitzLambert, the name Joscelin being used later in the Louvain family, although the connection is not considered certain. [6] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dukes of Lower Lotharingia (Family of Wigerich) 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) ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dukes of Upper Lotharingia 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) - Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine ↑ Wikipédia (fr) - Gothelon !er de Lotharingie ↑ Wikipédia (fr) - Basse-Lotharingie ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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) ↑ Rubicam, Milton (1949). The House of Brabant: Ancestry of Phillippa of Hainault, Wife of Edward III, published in The American Genalogist (TAG) vol. 25 (1949): 224-232 , p. 226. ↑ Wikipedia (en) – Reginarids (Houses of Brabant, Hainaut and Louvain) ↑ Wikipedia (en) – Lambert I, Count of Louvain ↑ Wikipedia (en) – Lambert II, Count of Louvain ↑ Wikipédia (fr) – Lambert II de Louvain
  Person ID	I59031	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	VERDUN Gozelo,   b. Abt 0967, Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. 19 Apr 1044, Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	IVREA Urraca,   b. Abt 0965, Lombardy, Italy d. Abt 1007 (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LOUVAIN Lambert,   b. Abt 0998, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. Abt 19 Jun 1054, Tournai, Comté de Hainaut, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 56 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