Henri IV De Luxembourg^[1]

1113 - 1196  (83 years)

• Name	Henri IV De Luxembourg
  Birth	1113
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Aug 1196
  Person ID	I52499	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2010

  
  

  Father	Count Godefroi I De Namur,   b. Abt 1067   d. 19 Aug 1139 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ermensinde De Luxembourg,   b. Abt 1082   d. 1141 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1109
  Family ID	F22269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes De Geire   d. Aft 1186
  Marriage	1168
  Children	1. Countess Ermesinde De Luxembourg,   b. 1186   d. 13 Feb 1247 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F21576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2010

  
  

• Notes

  In 1186, Henri IV was an old man who expected to die without heirs. He had already named Boudewijn V, Count of Hainaut (and later also of Flanders) as his successor. Then his daughter Ermesinde was born. He made her his heir instead, and a war of succession broke out. The outcome was that Ermesinde became Countess of Luxembourg, Durbuy and Laroche, and Boudewijn V's second son Philipe became Count of Namur. Luxembourg and Limburg were politically united again through Ermesinde's marriage to "Duke Walram". After Walram's death, Countess Ermesinde ruled Luxembourg alone for another 20 years. For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

  
  

• Sources

  [S1328] Schwennicke, Detlev, ES, (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt Verlag, 1980-), 7:68 (Reliability: 3).