Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg

Ermesinde II of Luxembourg (* July 1186; † February 12, 1247 ). Was Countess of Luxembourg, La Roche and Durbuy 1197-1247 She was the only daughter of Henry IV, known as " Henry the Blind " called, Count of Luxembourg Namur and Agnes of funds.

Life

" Henry the Blind " had appointed his nephew Baldwin V of Hainaut as his successor before her birth. However, your birth posed this question in succession.

To protect her, her father betrothed her at the age of two years with Henry II, Count of Champagne.

She spent much of her youth in France.

Baldwin V, in turn, did not renounce him the promised inheritance, and after a war had the Emperor settle the disputes. So then the county of Namur Baldwin was assigned the counties of Durbuy and La Roche went to Ermesinde, and the County of Luxembourg was assigned to Otto I of Burgundy.

Henry II, who planned to participate in a crusade, renounced the betrothal, and Ermesinde married Theobald I (1158-1214), Count of Bar This negotiated with Otto of Burgundy, that he renounced the County of Luxembourg, thus she was Countess of Luxembourg.

Theobald also tried to regain Namur, but was so unsuccessful and had to do without. This waiver has been written into the contract of Dinant on July 26, 1199.

The descendants of Theobald and Ermesinde were:

  • Renaud, M. de Briey, died before 1214
  • A daughter, died in 1214
  • Elisabeth ( † 1262 ), married to Mr. Walram of Monschau († 1242 ).
  • Margaret, married to Hugh III. († 1243 ), Count of Vaudémont, later was with Henri de Bois, the ruler of the county Vaudémont.

Theobald died on 13 February 1214 and Ermesinde, 27 years old, married in May 1214 Walram IV ( ~ * 1175 † 1226 ), Duke of Limburg.

From this marriage three children were born:

  • Henry V Henry called the Blonde (1216-1281)
  • Gerhard Count of Durbuy († 1276)
  • Catherine ( † 1255 ), married 1229 Matthew II († 1251 ), Duke of Lorraine.

Walram tried again unsuccessfully to regain Namur; the definitive waiver thereof has been recorded in a new Treaty of Dinant on March 13, 1223.

For the second time widowed, she managed Luxembourg still for 21 years, first supported by Walram of Monschau and then by her own son Henry V

Until her death in 1247, they had tripled the county in size. Their thoughtful rule made ​​Luxembourg at that time a flourishing land. So they had different cities granted charters, among other Luxembourg and Echternach.

She also led a very religious life and built several monasteries, including the Abbey of Clairefontaine in Arlon, where they just like her son Henry the blonde found her final resting place, her grave, you can still visit today.

Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut County of Hainaut Otto I, Count of Burgundy Theobald I, Count of Bar Waleran III, Duke of Limburg Gerard I of Durbuy Clairefontaine Abbey Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Neue Deutsche Biographie 1196 Integrated Authority File
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