Henry V of Luxembourg

Henry V of Luxembourg, called the Blonde, (* 1216, † December 24, 1281 in Mainz ) was from 1247 to 1281 Count of Luxembourg, Count of Laroche and Margrave of Arlon. Between 1256 and 1264 he also called himself Count of Namur.

Life and work

Henry V of Luxembourg was the third son of Duke Walram IV of Limburg ( Limburg- house Arlon ) and Ermesinde II of Luxembourg (House of Namur). He founded the House of Limburg - Luxembourg.

In 1240 he married Margaret of Bar (* 1220, † 1275 ), daughter of Henry II the Count of Bar and Philippa of Dreux. Margareta brought as a dowry the rule Ligny in marriage. They had the following children:

  • Henry VI. (* 1240, † June 5, 1288 ), Count of Luxembourg and Margrave of Arlon
  • Philippa (* 1252, † April 6, 1311 ) ∞ 1270 John II of Avesnes (* 1248, † August 22, 1304 ), Count of Hainault and Holland
  • Margareta ∞ Johann III. Count of GHISTELLES
  • Isabella ( * 1247, † 1298 ) ∞ 1264 Guy of Dampierre (c. 1226, † March 7, 1304 ), Count of Flanders and Namur
  • Baldwin († June 5, 1288 )
  • Johanna († 1310), Abbess of Clairefontaine
  • Walram I. († June 5, 1288 ) Lord of Ligny and Graf von Laroche, founder of the house of Luxembourg - Ligny

He was given dominion Ligny by his wife as a dowry, under the condition that this would remain a fief of the Counts of Bar. Contrary to this agreement took Henry the Blonde then the fief in 1256 by Theobald V, Count of Champagne. His brother Theobald II Count of Bar took the opportunity of a conflict between the Duke of Upper Lorraine and the Bishop of Metz, to take revenge. Henry V was an ally of the Duke and Theobald of Bar concurred with the bishop. Henry was captured on September 14, 1266 at the Battle of Prény. On September 8, 1268 after an arbitration Louis IX. King of France, Henry was confirmed as lord of Ligny under the suzerainty of the Count of Bar.

Henry married in 1253 participated in the victorious battle from his perspective at West Chapel, the military climax of the Flemish War of Succession.

In 1256, Heinrich captured Namur, while Mark Count Baldwin of Courtenay was in Constantinople Opel. Then he stepped from his rights to the Margraviate of Namur to Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders, who took up the struggle and of Namur Heinrich reconquered. Finally completed the two enemies of peace in the Henry his daughter Phillipa married to Guy. In 1262 he gave Bitburg city rights.

In 1270, Gottfried was followed by the French king Louis IX. ( the Holy ) on the seventh crusade to Tunis.

Waleran III, Duke of Limburg Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg Henry II, Count of Bar Counts of Ligny Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg John II, Count of Holland Guy, Count of Flanders Waleran I, Lord of Ligny Theobald II of Navarre Theobald II, Count of Bar Baldwin II of Constantinople Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Integrated Authority File
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