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  • Story: Life Of Ermenside

    <p align="left"><font face="times new roman,times"><font size="4"><font color="#000000"><strong>Ermesinde of Luxembourg</strong> (1186 &ndash; February 12, 1247), also known as <em><strong>Ermesinde of Namur</strong></em>, was the </font></font></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Countess of Luxembourg</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">, </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Laroche</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> and </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Durbuy</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> between 1197 and 1247. She was the only child of </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg and Namur</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">, and his second wife, Agnes of Guelders.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Prior to her birth, her aging father Henry IV had designated </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> as his likely successor. However, when Ermesinde was born in 1186 and Henry IV named her as his heir, a war of succession inevitably took place. At its end, it was decided that Baldwin would have Namur, Ermesinde would have Durbuy and La Roche, and that Luxembourg would revert to the Holy Roman Empire (</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Emperor Henry VI</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> then gave the fief to his brother </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Otto of Burgundy</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">).</font></p><p align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Ermesinde was initially betrothed to </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Henry II of Champagne</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">, but the engagement was cancelled in 1189. Instead her first husband was </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Theobald I of Bar</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> (1158&ndash;1214). He successfully negotiated with </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Otto I, Count of Burgundy</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> for the latter&#39;s renunciation of Luxembourg, thus making Theobald and Ermesinde the Count and Countess of Luxembourg. When Theobald died in 1214, Ermesinde married </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Waleran III of Limburg</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> (1180&ndash;1226), who would rule as the Count of Luxembourg. In 1223 Ermesinde and Waleran pressed their claim to </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Namur</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> against </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Margrave Philip II</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">, but were ultimately unsuccessful.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">After Walram&#39;s death, Ermesinde ruled Luxembourg alone for two decades. She proved to be an effective administrator, granting charters of freedom to several towns and increasing the prosperity of her country.</font></p><span class="mw-headline"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Children</font></span><p align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">The children of Ermesinde and her first husband, </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Theobald I of Bar</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">, were:</font></p><ul><li><div align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Renaud (died before 1214), Seigneur of Briey</font></div></li><li><div align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Elisabeth (died 1262), married Val&eacute;ran of Limburg, Lord of Monschau</font></div></li><li><div align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Margaret (d?), first married Hugh III, Count of Vaud&eacute;mont (died 1243); later married Henry of Bois, regent of Vaud&eacute;mont.</font></div></li></ul><p align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">The children of Ermesinde and </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Waleran III of Limburg</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> were:</font></p><ul><li><div align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Henry V of Luxembourg</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"> (1216&ndash;1281), </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Count of Luxembourg</font></div></li><li><div align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">G&eacute;rard I of Durbuy</font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">, Count of Durbuy (died 1276)</font></div></li><li><div align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Catherine of Limburg (died 1255), wife of </font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000">Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine</font></div></li></ul>

  • Story: Foundation Of Medieval Genealogy

    <p>http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LUXEMBOURG.htm#Ermesindedied1247A</p><p><span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><strong><span style="color: gray">HENRI de Namur</span></strong><span>, son of GODEFROI Comte de Namur &amp; his second wife Ermesinde Ctss de Luxembourg (1111-14 Aug 1196, bur Abbaye de Floreffe).&nbsp; </span><span>The <em>Chronicon Hanoniense</em> names &quot;<em>Henricum&hellip;et Albertum qui iuvenis decessit</em>&quot; as the two sons of &quot;<em>Godefridus comes Namurcensi</em>&quot; &amp; his second wife</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[166]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; </span><span>He succeeded in 1136 as <strong>HENRI IV Comte de Luxembourg</strong>.&nbsp; He succeeded his father in 1139 as <strong>HENRI I <span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal">&quot;l&#39;Aveugle&quot; </span>Comte de Namur</strong>, de la Roche, de Durbuy et de Longwy.&nbsp; He marched against Adalberon Archbishop of Trier in 1141, was excommunicated and lost Luxembourg territory when the archbishop counter-attacked, although peace was finally signed in Speyer in 1146</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[167]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; He also challenged the authority of the Bishop of Li&egrave;ge, attacking the ch&acirc;teau de Bouillon which the bishop claimed from the counts of Bar, but was defeated in 1151 at Andenne by the forces of Bishop Henri de Leyon</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[168]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; He named his brother-in-law Baudouin IV Comte de Hainaut as his heir in Namur and Luxembourg, the latter&#39;s son Baudouin V assuming the position of designated successor after his father&#39;s death</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[169]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; Comte Henri lost his sight in 1182</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[170]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; After the unexpected birth of his daughter in 1186, Comte Henri revoked his assurance to Baudouin V Comte de Hainaut concerning the succession and betrothed the infant to Henri II Comte de Champagne.&nbsp; In 1188, Comte Henri was obliged to reinstate Baudouin as his heir after a verdict in the latter&#39;s favour from Heinrich VI King of Germany.&nbsp; Comte Baudouin attacked Namur, captured Comte Henri and obtained a confirmation of his position from Emperor Friedrich I who also secretly created him Marquis de Namur.&nbsp; Under a compromise reached in 1190, Baudouin received Namur immediately, with the expectation of Laroche and Durbuy after the death of Henri who received the revenues of these two counties for life; the fate of Luxembourg was not mentioned.&nbsp; The creation of the Marquisate of Namur was announced at Worms in 1190, at which time Comte Henri retired to Luxembourg where he continued to rule as count</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[171]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; He made a last attempt to recover Namur in 1194 but was defeated at Noville-sur-Mehaigne</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[172]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; </span> </p><p style="margin-: 2cm; text-indent: -1cm"><span>a)<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><strong><span style="color: gray">ERMENSENDE de Namur</span></strong><span> (Jul 1186-12 Feb 1247, bur Clairefontaine, near Arlon</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[173]</span></span></span></span><span>).&nbsp; </span><span>The <em>Chronicon</em><em> Hanoniense</em> records the birth in Jul 1186 of &quot;<em>Ermensendem</em>&quot; daughter of &quot;<em>comes Namurcensis Henricus</em>&quot; and his wife Agnes</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[174]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; The <em>Chronicon</em><em> Hanoniense</em> records the betrothal in 1187 of &quot;<em>Ermensendis</em>&quot; and &quot;<em>comiti Campanensi Henrico</em>&quot;</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[175]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; Her first betrothal was arranged by Comte Henri in order to guarantee a suitably strong protector for his daughter in light of his dispute with Baudouin V Comte de Hainaut regarding the eventual succession to his counties, but the arrangement was discontinued after the 1190 imperial decision in favour of Comte Baudouin</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[176]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines in 1193 records the marriage of &quot;<em>Theobaldus comes Barrensis</em>&quot; and &quot;<em>filiam Henrici comitis ceci&hellip;Ermensendem</em>&quot;</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[177]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; </span><span>She succeeded her father in 1196 as <strong>ERMENSENDE Ctss de Luxembourg</strong>.&nbsp; Her first husband bought the counties of Luxembourg, Durbuy and Laroche, with the approval of Philipp King of Germany, and besieged Philippe Marquis de Namur in his castle at Namur, which forced the negotiation of the 1199 treaty of Dinant</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[178]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; Under the treaty, signed 26 Jul 1199, Baudouin IX Count of Flanders and Hainaut inherited Namur, while Ermesinde retained Luxembourg, Durbuy, Laroche and that part of Namur which lay on the right bank of the river Meuse</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[179]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; </span><span>The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names &quot;<em>seniori Walerano filio Henrici</em>&quot; as second husband of &quot;<em>Ermensende filia Henrici ceci comitis Namucensis</em>&quot;</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[180]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; The contract of marriage between &quot;<em>Waleranus filius Henrici ducis de Lemborch et marchio Arlnensis</em>&quot; and &quot;<em>domin&aelig; Ermesind&aelig;, comitiss&aelig; Luceleburq et Rupis</em>&quot; is dated 1214 and names &quot;<em>fratrum meorum Henrici de Valckenborcq et Gerardi de Horne et&hellip;filiorum meorum Henrici et Walerani</em>&quot;</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[181]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; </span><span>Dietrich Archbishop of Trier, at the request of &quot;<em>Walerami ducis de Limburg et comitis de Lutzelimburg</em>&quot;, granted &quot;<em>feodum suum&hellip;de Arluns et Luzelliburg</em>&quot; to &quot;<em>uxori sue et conmatri nostre Ermegardi, prolibusquoque suis Henrico, Gerardo filiis, Catharine etiam filie sue</em>&quot; by charter dated 23 Nov 1223</span><span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">[182]</span></span></span></span><span>.&nbsp; <strong><span style="color: gray">Betrothed</span></strong> (1187) to <strong>HENRI II Comte de Champagne</strong>, son of HENRI I &quot;le Lib&eacute;ral&quot; Comte de Champagne &amp; his wife Marie de France </span><span>(29 Jul 1166-Acre 10 Sep 1197</span><span>).&nbsp; </span><strong><span style="color: gray">m firstly</span></strong><span> (1197) as his third wife, <strong>THIBAUT I Comte de Bar</strong>, son of </span><span>RENAUD II Comte de Bar &amp; his wife Agnes de Blois ([1160]-12/13 Feb 1214, bur Saint-Mihiel</span><span>).&nbsp; <strong><span style="color: gray">m secondly</span></strong> ([Feb/May] 1214) as his second wife, <strong>WALERAN de Limbourg</strong> </span><span>Seigneur de Montjoie, son of HENDRIK III Duke of Limburg &amp; his wife Sophie von Saarbr&uuml;cken (-Cremona 2 Jul 1226, bur Rode Abbey).&nbsp; He succeeded in 1221 as <strong><span style="color: gray">WALERAN III Duke of Limburg</span></strong>.&nbsp; </span><span>&nbsp; <br></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

  • Story: Family Chart

    <p><strong>*Ermensende de Namuer Comtesse de Luxemburg<br></strong>born July 1186<br>died 17 February 1246/47<br><br>father:<br><strong>*Henri IV &quot;Coecus&quot; Comte de Namuer &amp; Luxemburg<br></strong>born 1113<br>died 1196<br><br>mother:<br><strong>*Agnes van Guelders Countess of Namur &amp; Luxembourg<br></strong>born 1156? Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands<br>died 1185<br><br>siblings:<br>unknown<br><br>spouse:<br><strong>*Walram III Duke of Limburg<br></strong>born 1180<br><br>children:<br><strong>*Henri V &quot;the Blind&quot; Duc de Luxemburg<br></strong>born about 1217/20<br>died 24 December 1281<br><br>biographical and/or anecdotal:<br><br>notes or source:<br>LDS<br>ancestry.com </p>

  • Story: Ermesinda Of Luxemburg #1229

    Ermesinde of Luxembourg <div><strong>Ermesinde of Luxembourg</strong> (also known as <em><strong>Ermesinde of Namur</strong></em>) (1186 - February 12, 1247) was the Countess of Luxembourg, Laroche and Durbuy between 1197 and 1247. She was the only child of Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg and Namur, and his second wife Agnes of Guelders. <p>Prior to her birth, her aging father Henry IV had designated Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut as his likely successor. However, when Ermesinde was born in 1186 and Henry IV named her as his heir, a war of succession inevitably took place. At its end, it was decided that Baldwin would have Namur, Ermesinde would have Durbuy and La Roche, and that Luxembourg would revert to the Holy Roman Empire (Emperor Henry VI then gave the fief to his brother Otto of Burgundy).</p><p>Ermesinde was initially betrothed to Henry II of Champagne, but the engagement was cancelled in 1189. Instead her first husband was Theobald I of Bar (1158-1214). He successfully negotiated with Otto I, Count of Burgundy for the latter&#39;s renunciation of Luxembourg, thus making Theobald and Ermesinde the Count and Countess of Luxembourg. When Theobald died in 1214, Ermesinde married Waleran III of Limburg (1180-1226), who would rule as the Count of Luxembourg. In 1223 Ermesinde and Waleran pressed their claim to Namur against Margrave Philip II, but were ultimately unsuccessful.</p><p>After Walram&#39;s death, Ermesinde ruled Luxembourg alone for two decades. She proved to be an effective administrator, granting charters of freedom to several towns and increasing the prosperity of her country.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><span>Children</span> <p>The children of Ermesinde and her first husband Theobald I of Bar were:</p><ul><li>Renaud (died before 1214), Seigneur of Briey </li><li>Elisabeth (d.1262), married Val&eacute;ran of Limburg, Lord of Monschau </li><li>Marguerite (d?), first married Hugh III, Count of Vaud&eacute;mont(d.1243); later married Henry of Bois, regent of Vaud&eacute;mont. </li></ul><p>The children of Ermesinde and Waleran III of Limburg were:</p><ul><li>Henry V of Luxembourg (1216 - 1281), Count of Luxembourg </li><li>G&eacute;rard I of Durbuy, Count of Durbuy (d. 1276) </li><li>Catherine of Limburg (d.1255), wife of Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine </li></ul></div>

 
 
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