Waleran III, Count of Ligny
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| Waleran III of Luxembourg | |
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Guy of Luxembourg | |
| Mother | Mahaut of Châtillon |
Waleran III of Luxembourg (1355 – 12 April 1415)
Saint Pol
, was a French nobleman and soldier.
Life
Waleran was the son of
Guy of Luxembourg and Mahaut of Châtillon.[1] His name originates from the fact that he was a 5th generation descendant of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg, and thus belonged to the french branch of the House of Luxembourg
.
Waleran succeeded his father in 1371, after his death at the
Edward, the Black Prince.[2]
This allowed him to negotiate down his ransom, and he was released soon afterwards.
After Maud's death, he married Bona of Bar (d. 1400), daughter of Duke
He was of the party ofPhilip of Saint-Pol
.
Marriage and issue
Waleran and Maud had:
- Antoine, Duke of Brabant in 1401.[4]
By his mistress, Agnes de Brie, Waleran had:
- John, bastard of St. Pol, called Hennequin, lord of Hautbordin.(d.1466)[5]
Ancestors
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References
- ^ (FR)Michelle Bubenicek, Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle, (Ecole de Chartes, 2002), 262.
- ^ "The Quarrel of Old Women": Henry IV, Louis of Orleans, and Anglo-French Chivalric Challenges in the Early Fifteenth Century, Chris Given-Wilson, The Reign of Henry IV: Rebellion and Survival, 1403-1413, ed. Gwilym Dodd and Douglas Biggs, (York Medieval Press, 2008), 36.
- ^ "The Quarrel of Old Women": Henry IV, Louis of Orleans, and Anglo-French Chivalric Challenges in the Early Fifteenth Century, Chris Given-Wilson, 37.
- ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold, (The Boydell Press, 2009), 90.
- ^ de Wavrin 2012, p. 164.
Sources
- de Wavrin, Jean (2012). Hardy, William (ed.). Recueil Des Chroniques Et Anchiennes Istories de la Grant Bretaigne (in French). Vol. 3: From A.D. 1422 to A.D. 1431. Cambridge University Press.
