LUXEMBOURG, Waleran I of
- 1288
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. LUXEMBOURG, Waleran I of (son of BLONDELL, Henry V the and Living); died on 5 Jun 1288. Other Events and Attributes:
- Royalty & Nobility: Lord of Ligny and La Roche
Notes:
He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant.
The Battle of Worringen was fought on 5 June 1288 near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne. It was the decisive battle of the War of the Limburg Succession, fought for the possession of the Duchy of Limburg between Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne and Duke John I of Brabant, and one of the largest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages.
Died:
died in the Battle of WorringenFamily/Spouse: DE BEAUREVOIR, Jeanne Dame. Jeanne died before Dec 1300. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- LUXEMBOURG, Waleran II of died in 1354.
2. 
BLONDELL, Henry V the was born in 1216 (son of WALERAN, III and ERMESINDE); died on 24 Dec 1281. Other Events and Attributes:
- Royalty & Nobility: count of Arlon from 1226 to his death, lord of Ligny from 1240 to his death, count of Luxembourg and Laroche from 1247 to his death, and the count of Namur between 1256 and 1264
- Name: the Great
Henry + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Living Children:
- 1. LUXEMBOURG, Waleran I of died on 5 Jun 1288.
Generation: 3
4. 
WALERAN, III was born in 1165; died on 2 Jul 1226 in Rolduc, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands. Other Events and Attributes:
- Royalty & Nobility: Duke of Limburg
III + ERMESINDE. (daughter of BLIND, Henry the and Living) was born in Jul 1186; died on 12 Feb 1247. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. ERMESINDE was born in Jul 1186 (daughter of BLIND, Henry the and Living); died on 12 Feb 1247. Other Events and Attributes:
- Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Luxembourg
Notes:
According to legend, Ermesinde saw the Virgin Mary, and planned the construction on that spot of the Clairefontaine Abbey.[1] In her will she asked that she be buried at this location. The abbey was built by her son, Henry V.[3] After many years, the abbey was destroyed in the late 18th century by French troops. In 1747, shortly before the old abbey was destroyed by French troops, the nuns had hidden Ermesinde's remains in a chapel, where they were found by the Jesuits during 1875-1877 reconstructions. The remains are now in the crypt of the chapel of Clairefontaine.
Children:
- 2. BLONDELL, Henry V the was born in 1216; died on 24 Dec 1281.
6. BAR, Henry II of was born in 1190; died on 13 Dec 1239 in Gaza, Mozambique. Henry + DREUX, Philippa of. Philippa was born in 1192; died in 1242. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. DREUX, Philippa of was born in 1192; died in 1242. Children:
- 3. Living
Generation: 4
10. BLIND, Henry the was born in 1113 (son of GODFREY, I and LUXEMBOURG, Ermesinde of); died on 14 Aug 1196. Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: Henry lost the use of this eyes in 1182
- Royalty & Nobility: Count of Lamur: Count of Luxembourg
- Name: Henry IV of Luxembourg
Notes:
Henry is an important figure in the history of the southern Netherlands and the modern countries of Belgium and Luxembourg. He was especially important to the history of the county of Namur, where he was the last member of the first line of counts, and the most powerful of them. His important inheritances were divided again after his death, bringing Namur and Luxembourg to different families. His daughter, born late in life kept Luxembourg and the smaller Ardennes lordships, while descendants of his sister Alice, counts of Flanders and Hainaut, possessed Namur.
Henry + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Living Children:
- 5. ERMESINDE was born in Jul 1186; died on 12 Feb 1247.