Gothelo I, duke of Lorraine

Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1023 to 1044

Gothelo, called the Great, was the duke of Lower Lorraine from 1023 and of Upper Lorraine from 1033. He was also the margrave of Antwerp from 1005 and count of Verdun. Gothelo was the youngest son of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, and Matilda, daughter of Herman, Duke of Saxony. On…