Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine

Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine

Gothelo II (also Gozelo) (1008–1046), variously called the Coward, the Sluggard, the Indolent, or the Lazy (Latin ignavus), has been often said to be Duke of Lower Lorraine after the death of his father Gothelo I, Duke of both Lower and Upper Lorraine (1044) until his own death in 1046. When Gothelo I died in 1044, Godfrey III, his eldest son, who had been co-ruling in Lower Lorraine for several years, was not given Lower Lorraine by the Emperor Henry III. Henry first threatened to give Lower Lorraine to the second son Gothelo (not known for his courage or competency and who was perhaps mentally deficient). Godfrey rebelled and was imprisoned. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine has received more than 14,273 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine is the 1,172nd most popular nobleman (down from 824th in 2019).