Lambert II, Count of Louvain
Noble person
– 1054
Who was Lambert II, Count of Louvain?
Lambert II was count of Louvain between 1033 and 1054. Lambert was the son of Lambert I of Louvain.
According the Vita Gudilae he followed his brother Henry I of Louvain. Lambert scorned both temporal and spiritual authorities and in 1054 even took up arms against Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. He was defeated and lost his life at Tournai.
During his reign Brussels began its growth. Lambert arranged to transfer the remains of Saint Gudule to the St. Michael church. This church, thereafter known as Saints-Michel-et-Gudule, developed to become St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral. Lambert also constructed a fortress on the Coudenberg hill.
Since Lambert II died in 1054, an imperial charter of September 1062 connecting a certain Lambert to the county Brussels, is probably referring to another person.
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- Jun 19, 1054
Tournai
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on July 23, 2013
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