| Frederick I, Duke Of Upper Lorraine |
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In 954 , he married Beatrice, daughter of Hugh The Great , Count Of Paris , and Hedwige Of Saxony . He received in Dowry the revenues of the abbey of Saint-Denis in Lorraine. He constructed a fortress at Fains , on the frontier between France and Germany, and exchanged fiefs with the bishop of Toul . Thus, he created his own feudal domain, the county of Bar. The Duchy Of Lorraine was at that time governed by the Archbishop Of Cologne , Bruno , who was called the '' Archduke '' on account of his dual title. In 959 , he, in concert with his brother, the Emperor Otto I , divided the duchy, appointing as Margrave s (or vice-dukes) one Godfrey in Lower Lorraine and Frederick in Upper Lorraine. After Bruno's death, in 977 , Frederick and Godfrey were styling themselves dukes. As duke, he favoured the reform of Saint-Dié and Moyenmoutier . By Beatrice, he had:
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