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House of Limburg

House of Limburg

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The House of Limburg (in German: Haus Limbourg) was a dynasty which can be traced back in the male line as far as Henry, count of Limburg, whose mother Jutta was heiress of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine in the House of Ardenne–Luxembourg. Henry was also related to the counts of Arlon. Waleran I was probably his father-in-law rather than his father.[1]

By marriage, the family acquired:

In 1288, the family lost the duchy of Limburg, which was conquered by John I, duke of Brabant. The elder branch, holding the county of Berg, died out in 1348. The younger branch of Luxembourg acceded to the Empire.[2]

Genealogy of the House of Limburg

Frederick
duke of Lower Lorraine,
1st count of Limburg,
from the 1st House of Luxembourg
(see also House of Luxembourg)
Udo
Count of Limburg		Jutta
daughter of Frederick		Waleran I of Arlon
(† 1082)
Henry
duke of Lower Lorraine,
2nd count of Limburg
Waleran 'Paganus'
duke of Lower Lorraine,
3rd count of Limburg		Simon
constable of Jerusalem		Conrad I
count of Luxembourg
House of Ardennes
Henry II
duke of Limburg		Godfey I
count of Namur
House of Namur		Ermesinde
(House of Ardenne)
countess of Luxembοurg
Henry III
duke of Limburg		Henry IV
count of Luxembourg,
count of Namur
∞ 1.Cunigunda of LorraineWaleran III
duke of Limburg		∞ 2.Ermesinde
(House of Namur)
countess of Luxembourg
(1) Henry IV
duke of Limburg
∞ Irmgard
countess of Berg		(2) Henry V
count of Luxemburg
branch of Luxemburg		(2) Gerard I
count of Durbuy
Waleran IV
duke of Limburg		Adolf VII
count of Berg
Reginald I of Guelders
defeated at Battle of Woeringen 1288		Ermengarde of Limburg
no children		Adolf VIII
count of Berg
sold his claim to Brabant		William I
count of Berg		Henry
lord of Windeck
Adolf IX
count of Berg
  • Coat-of-arms of count of Limburg, 1208
  • Coat-of-arms of Waleran III (the crown indicates the claim to Namur), 1214
  • coat-of-arms of Waleran III as count of Limburg and Luxemburg (this is indicated by the two tails), in 1221
  • Counts of Limburg and Berg (lion with two overlapping tails)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kupper 2007
  2. [2]
    Walther Möller, Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter (Darmstadt, 1922, reprint Verlag Degener & Co., 1995), Vol. 3, page 211.

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