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Otbert
Otbert was prince-bishop of Liège from 1091 to 1119 and a loyal supporter of Emperor Henry IV in the Investiture Controversy, sheltering him at Liège before his death in 1106. In 1096 he bought the castle and lordship of Bouillon from Godfrey of Bouillon, who needed money for the First Crusade.
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