House of Limburg
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The House of Limburg (in German: Haus Limbourg) was a dynasty which can be traced back in the male line as far as Henry, count of Limburg, whose mother Jutta was heiress of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine in the House of Ardenne–Luxembourg. Henry was also related to the counts of Arlon. Waleran I was probably his father-in-law rather than his father.[1]
By marriage, the family acquired:
- The county of Luxemburg in 1214, which then passed to a younger branch, the House of Luxemburg.
- The county of Berg in 1218.
In 1288, the family lost the duchy of Limburg, which was conquered by John I, duke of Brabant. The elder branch, holding the county of Berg, died out in 1348. The younger branch of Luxembourg acceded to the Empire.[2]
| Frederick duke of Lower Lorraine, 1st count of Limburg, from the 1st House of Luxembourg (see also House of Luxembourg below) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Udo Count of Limburg | Jutta daughter of Frederick | Udo of Limburg/Waleran I, count of Arlon? († 1082) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry duke of Lower Lorraine, 2nd count of Limburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waleran 'Paganus' duke of Lower Lorraine, 3rd count of Limburg | Simon constable of Jerusalem | Conrad I count of Luxembourg House of Ardennes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry II duke of Limburg | Godfey I count of Namur House of Namur | Ermesinde (House of Ardenne) countess of Luxembοurg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry III duke of Limburg | Henry IV count of Luxembourg, count of Namur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ∞ 1.Cunigunda of Lorraine | Waleran III duke of Limburg | ∞ 2.Ermesinde (House of Namur) countess of Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Henry IV duke of Limburg ∞ Irmgard countess of Berg | (2) Henry V count of Luxemburg House of Luxemburg | (2) Gerard I count of Durbuy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waleran IV duke of Limburg | Adolf VII count of Berg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reginald I of Guelders defeated at Battle of Woeringen 1288 | Ermengarde of Limburg no children | Adolf VIII count of Berg sold his claim to Brabant | William I count of Berg | Henry lord of Windeck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adolf IX count of Berg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
Coat-of-arms of count of Limburg, 1208
Coat-of-arms of Waleran III (the crown indicates the claim to Namur), 1214
coat-of-arms of Waleran III as count of Limburg and Luxemburg (this is indicated by the two tails), in 1221
Counts of Limburg and Berg (lion with two overlapping tails)
