Gothelo
Appearance
Gozelo, Gotzelo, Gothelo, Gozilo or Goscelo are variant spellings of a masculine given name of Germanic origin. The French form is Gozelon. It was most common in Lotharingia in the Middle Ages. It is a variant of Gozlin,[1] and a diminutive of Godfrey.[2]
- Gozelo, Count of Bidgau and Methingau (died 942/3), also known as Gozlin
- Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (died 1044), nicknamed "the Great"
- Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine (died 1046), nicknamed "the Sluggard"
- Gozelo I, Count of Montaigu (died 1064), founder of the county of Montaigu
- Gozelo II, Count of Montaigu (died 1097), joined the First Crusade
Notes
[edit]- ^ Donald C. Jackman (2012), Studia Luxembourgensia, Archive for Medieval Prosopography, No. 13 (State College, PA: Editions Enlaplage), p. 8.
- ^ Alan V. Murray (2000), The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History 1099–1125 (Prosopographica et Genealogica), p. 7.