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He was appointed duke by of Antwerp , and Herman, margrave of Ename ( Brabant ). In , brother-in-law of Otto, and Reginar V , count of Mons . At Florennes , on 12 September 1015 , Godfrey defeated both of them, killing Lambert and forcing Reginar to make peace. Reginar was also forced to Matilda, Godfrey's niece, and accept Hainault as a Dowry . After this, he fell into combat with Gerard, count of Metz . On 27 August 1017 , he defeated him despite numerical inferiority. He was succeeded by his son Gothelo .
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