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Waleran I of Luxemburg, Sire de Ligni and de Roussi

Male 1245 - 1288  (43 years)


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  • Name Waleran I of Luxemburg  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 1245  Ligny, Namur, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    General Information He was also known as Waleran I, Lord of Ligny.  [3
    Title(s) 1281 (Age 36)  [3
    Death 5 Jun 1288  Worringen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant.
    Siblings 6 Siblings 
    Person ID I21989 
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2021 

    Father Henry III "the Blond", Count of Luxemburg and Arlon,   b. 1217   d. 24 Nov 1281 (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc   d. 23 Nov 1275 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1240 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 6 months - She : ??. 
    Family ID F6140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joanna de Beaurevoir,   b. 1242, Beauvoir, Manche, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1300, Beaumetz-lès-Loges, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage yes date unknown  [2, 3
    Children 1. Henry II, Lord of Ligny (____-1303)
    2. Waleran II of Luxemburg (1275-1354)
    3. Philipotte
    4. Elisabeth
    5. Marguerite, a nun
    6. Marie (____-1337)  [2, 3
    Family ID F8821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1245 - Ligny, Namur, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jun 1288 - Worringen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1603] Online GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Waleran I, seigneur de Ligny, Use with Caution.

    2. [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).

    3. [S304] Wikipedia, Waleran I, Lord of Ligny.