Lambert II, Count of Leuven
- Lambert II, Count of Leuven
Lambert II (reigned 1041 - 1063) assumed the title of count of Leuven after the death of his nephew Otto.[State, 2003, p. 170.] Lambert was the son of Lambert I of Leuven, who was killed at the Battle of Florennes in 1015.]Lambert scorned both temporal and spiritual authorities and in 1051 took up arms against Holy Roman Emperor Henry III by whom he was defeated.[ ]During his reign Brussels began its growth. Lambert ordered the construction of the church of Saint-Michel and arranged for the remains of Saint Gudule to be transferred there in a splendid procession.[ The 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 and built the first town wall.]In a document of September 1062 Lambert is described as "count of Brussels".Notes
References
*State, Paul F. (2004). "Historical Dictionary of Brussels". Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810850753
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