LUXEMBOURG, Waleran I of
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Set As Default Person 
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Photos Worringen
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Name LUXEMBOURG, Waleran I of Gender Male Royalty & Nobility Lord of Ligny and La Roche Death 5 Jun 1288 [1, 2] - died in the Battle of Worringen
Patriarch & Matriarch 
WALERAN, III, b. 1165 d. 2 Jul 1226, Rolduc, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
(Age 61 years) (Grandfather) 
DREUX, Philippa of, b. 1192 d. 1242 (Age 50 years) (Grandmother)Person ID I17307 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father BLONDELL, Henry V the, b. 1216 d. 24 Dec 1281 (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Mother Living Relationship natural Family ID F12769 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family DE BEAUREVOIR, Jeanne Dame d. Bef Dec 1300 Children 1. LUXEMBOURG, Waleran II of d. 1354 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ GUYOTTEFamily ID F12768 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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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.
- He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant.
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Sources - [S1801] Wikipedia, Waleran II, Lord of Ligny.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waleran_II,_Lord_of_Ligny - [S1801] Wikipedia, Waleran I, Lord of Ligny.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waleran_I,_Lord_of_Ligny
- [S1801] Wikipedia, Waleran II, Lord of Ligny.
