▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁C ologne ▁( 9 5 3 – 9 6 5 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 9 5 9 , ▁Lor raine ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁districts , ▁Lower ▁and ▁Upper ▁Lor raine , ▁each ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁marg ra ve , ▁under ▁Bruno . ▁Upon ▁Bruno ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 9 6 5 , ▁both ▁marg ra ves ▁were ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁du kes ▁of ▁Lower ▁and ▁Upper ▁Lor raine , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁two ▁duch ies ▁remained ▁separate , ▁following ▁separate ▁path ways , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁brief ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 0 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 0 4 4 . ▁ ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Lower ▁Lor raine ▁Note ▁that ▁the ▁number ing ▁of ▁the ▁du kes ▁var ies ▁between ▁sources . ▁ ▁Mat fr iding ▁dynast y ▁God f rey ▁I ▁( 9 5 9 – 9 6 4 ) ▁Rich ar ▁( 9 6 8 – 9 7 2 ) ▁ ▁Carol ing ian ▁dynast y ▁Charles ▁( 9 7 6 – 9 9 1 ) ▁Otto ▁( 9 9 1 – 1 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁Ar den nes – V erd un ▁God f rey ▁II ▁( 1 0 1 2 – 1 0 2 3 ) ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁God f rey ▁I ) ▁Goth elo ▁I ▁( 1 0 2 3 – 1 0 4 4 ) ▁( also ▁du ke ▁of ▁Upper ▁Lor raine ) ▁Goth elo ▁II ▁( 1 0 4 4 – 1