Henry III, Duke of Limburg
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Henry III (c. 1140 – 21 June 1221) was the
duke of Limburg and count of Arlon from 1165 to his death. He was the son and successor of Henry II and Matilda of Saffenberg.[1]
In 1172, he fought against the
archbishop of Trier.[2] This was opposed by the emperor, Frederick Barbarossa
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In 1213, Henry faced his nephew duke
king of Germany and imperial claimant. He fought at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 for Otto of Brunswick, while his son Waleran sided with King Philip II of France.[4]
He married Sophia of Saarbrücken, daughter of the count
Simon I of Saarbrücken. Their son, Waleran III
, succeeded him.
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References
Sources
- Baldwin, John W. (2002). Aristocratic Life in Medieval France: The Romances of Jean Renart and Gerbert de Montreuil, 1190-1230. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Loud, Graham A.; Schenk, Jochen, eds. (2017). The Origins of the German Principalities, 1100-1350: Essays by German Historians. Routledge.
- Schnerb, Bertrand (2010). "Battle of Steppes". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press.
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