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He was always loyal to the Ottonian s, whom he was related through his maternal grandmother. He appears as the new count of Verdun in 963, though already count of Bidgau and Methingau through inheritence since 959. In 974, he became count of Mons, and Hainault jointly with Arnold, Count of Valenciennes , after the fall of Reginar IV . Charles, Duke Of Lower Lorraine , was a supporter of Reginar and defeated Godfrey and Arnold at Mons in 976 , where the former was captured. After his release, he was at the side of the rival. In 989 , he was made prisoner a third time by Herbert III Of Vermandois . He was liberated before 995 , when he appears at the synod of Mousson . In 998, he lost his Hainault portion to Reginar. In 963, he married Matilda, daughter of Herman, Duke Of Saxony , of the Billung family, a widow of Baldwin III Of Flanders . He had the following issue:
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