Henry V, Count of Luxembourg

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Henry V of Luxembourg
Count of Luxembourg
Henry V, Count of Luxembourg
Born1216
Died(1281-12-24)24 December 1281
Noble familyHouse of Luxembourg (founder)
Spouse(s)Margaret of Bar
FatherWaleran III, Duke of Limburg
MotherErmesinde, Countess of Luxembourg

Henry V the Blondell (1216 – 24 December 1281), called the Great, was the Count of

Marquis of Namur between 1256 and 1264 as Henry III. He was the son and successor of Waleran III, Duke of Limburg and Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg.[1]

In 1226, following the death of his father Waleran III, Henry inherited the county of Arlon.

In 1240 Henry married

bishops of Metz. Henry V was a partisan of the duke and so Theobald took the side of the bishop. Henry was captured in battle at Prény on 14 September 1266.[2] On 8 September 1268, King Louis IX of France arbitrated between the two counts and Henry was freed and repossessed of Ligny, but under the suzerainty of the Barrois.[3]

Henry inherited Luxembourg and Laroche following the death of his mother, Ermesinde, in 1247.

Baldwin II, was also reigning emperor in Constantinople. Baldwin sold his rights to Namur to Guy, Count of Flanders, who retook the margraviate from Henry. The two parties made peace and Guy married Henry's daughter, Isabelle
.

Upon receiving 15,000

Mamluk Sultanate.[5]

Issue

From Margaret he had the following issue:

He also had at least two illegitimate sons,[6] including:

  • Henry, bastard of Luxembourg (died 1288),[6] married Isabelle of Houffalize, heiress of Houffalize
  • Baldwin[6]

All of his sons perished in the Battle of Worringen in 1288.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Gade 1951, p. 96.
  2. ^ Gade 1951, p. 98.
  3. ^ Gade 1951, p. 99.
  4. ^ Jackson-Laufer 1999, p. 139.
  5. ^ a b Gade 1951, p. 100.
  6. ^ a b c d Gade 1951, p. 102.
  7. ^ Verbruggen 2002, p. 8.
  8. ^ Arblaster 2012, p. 81.

References

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  • Arblaster, Paul (2012). A History of the Low Countries. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Gade, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. E.J. Brill.
  • Jackson-Laufer, Guida Myrl (1999). Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide. ABC-CLIO.
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  • Verbruggen, J. F. (2002). DeVries, Kelly (ed.). The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302). Translated by Ferguson, David Richard. Boydell Press.
Henry V, Count of Luxembourg
House of Ardennes-Verdun
Born: 1216 Died: 24 December 1281
Preceded by
Ermesinde
 Count of Laroche
1247–1281 		Succeeded by
Waleran I
Count of Luxembourg

1247–1281 		Succeeded by
Henry VI
Preceded by
Waleran III
 Count of Arlon
1226–1281
Preceded by
Baldwin II
Count of Namur

1256–1264 		Succeeded by
Guy


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