Lambert II, Count of Lens (died 1054) was a French nobleman. He was born about 1030 making him about 24 years old at his death in 1054.
Lambert II, Count of Lens | |
|---|---|
| Born | Circa 1030 |
| Died | 1054 |
| Spouse(s) | Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale |
| Issue | Judith of Lens |
| Father | Eustace I, Count of Boulogne |
| Mother | Maud of Louvain |
He was the son of Eustace I, Count of Boulogne and of Maud of Louvain (daughter of Lambert I of Louvain).[1] In c. 1053 he married Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale, daughter of Robert I, Duke of Normandy and sister of William the Conqueror.[2] Adelaide was the widow of Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu who died in 1053.[3] In c. 1054 Lambert and Adelaide had a daughter, Judith of Lens, although Lambert would scarcely have seen her, as he was killed at the battle of Lille in 1054.[4] Lambert was at the battle supporting Baldwin V, Count of Flanders against Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.[5] His widow, Adelaide, married, thirdly, Odo, Count of Champagne.[6]
References
edit- ^ Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1989), Tafel 621
- ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant, Vol. I, ed. Vicary Gibbs (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1910), pp. 351–2
- ^ Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1989), Tafel 653
- ^ John Carl Andressohn, The ancestry and life of Godfrey of Bouillon (1947), p. 20
- ^ James Robinson Planché, The Conqueror and his companions, Vol. 1 (London: Tinsley Brothers, 1874), p. 122
- ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant, Vol. I, ed. Vicary Gibbs (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1910), pp. 352
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