Godfrey the hunchback cause of death. From 1071 on, Godfrey lived apart from his wife.

Godfrey the hunchback cause of death. A few years later Dirk and his stepfather Robert, count of Flanders, set up a plot against Godfrey. Godfrey the Hunchback, Duke of Lower Lorraine, met a sudden and suspicious death in 1076. Godfrey ‘the Hunchback’, duke of Lower Lorraine, and bishop William of Utrecht conquered Holland in 1070 and drove out the young count Dirk V. The two spouses were on opposite sides in the Some sources say that a sword was used for the assassination; others mention a sharp iron weapon, which could have been a sword but also a spear or a dagger, but a spear seems to be the most practical choice. Godfrey IV (died 26 or 27 February 1076), known as the Hunchback, was Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1069 until his death in 1076, succeeding his father Godfrey the Bearded. 3 To find out whether or not the murder can be counted among Vlaardingen‟s feats of arms, I have studied all relevant sources. According to some historians, the assault was made in Vlaardingen, but others claim that it happened in Antwerp. His death in the year 1076 gave a dramatic turn to the political developments in the 11th century: it cleared the way for Dirk V to re-conquer the county of West-Frisia, and one of the key players in the Investiture Controversy disappeared. After being stabbed in the bottom it took him several days to die. Was it illness, or something more sinister? Godfrey and Matilda had only one child, Beatrice, who was born in 1071 and died the same year. From 1071 on, Godfrey lived apart from his wife. . yxaebx ghdcu bycq ohcf vjjs vbhg fncfxtj uqvvqh mmpj gsae