47277608. Duke Hendrik III of Limburg & 47277609. Sophie von Saarbruken
~1140, Hendrik born in Limburg, s/o §Hendrik II van Limburg
& Mathilde von Saffenberg.
1147, Hendrik’s father inherited Arlon from his younger brother
Waleran [Hendrik’s uncle].
1151, Hendrik’s grandmother Judith died. Henri Bishop of Liège
confirmed the donations by ‘domina Jutta, nobilissima matrona uxor ducis
Walrami de Lemburg’ to Rolduc abbey, which records the presence at her burial
in Rolduc of ‘filii eiusdem Henricus et Gerardus et filiolus Domini Heinrici …’
(S) Medieval Chronicle, Kooper, P78.
8/19/1167, Hendrik succeeded his father who died in Rome.
1169, Baldwin V and his father, with 700 knights of Hainaut,
supported Henry, count of Namur and Luxembourg in war with Duke Henry of
Limbourg.
1171, ‘Henricus filius domini Henrici filii ducis Walerami de
Lymburg’, donated property inherited by him and by ‘sorore nostra domina
Margareta ducissa de Lovanio … atque domino Godefrido marito eius duce de
Lovanio’, to Rolduc abbey by charter which names ‘domino Herimanno, avunculo
nostro, comite de Saphinberg.’
1172, Hendrik, duke of Limburg, attacked at the main castle at
Arlon, by the Henry, count of Namur and Luxembourg, and Baldwin, count of Hainaut.
9/18/1180, Philip Augustus succeeded as King of France.
1183, Hendrik supported the election of Fulmar as archbishop of
Trier [opposed by Emperor Frederick who wanted Rudolf, provost of St. Peter, to
have the position.]
1187, In the valley of the Ailette [called the golden vale],
Raoul de Coucy honored the Duke of Limburg, and the Counts of Hainaut, Namur,
Soissons, Blois, and others with a festival. (S) France and America, Tardieu,
1927, P90.
1189, Duke Henry of Limbourg, uncle of Henry the younger, duke
of Louvain, seized all the properties of Count Conon of Duras and sold the
advocacy of Saint-Trond to Count Gerard of Looz.
11/3/1189, Richard I crowned king of England.
1191, By treaty at the end of a long war, Hendrik, duke of
Limburg, became a vassal of Henry, duke of Brabant. (S) Secretum Scriptorum,
Prevenier, 1999, P71.
1192, The duke of Lovain, with Henry, duke of Limbourg, his
uncle, invaded the count of Hochstaden’s land, capturing many castles; but not
the strongest at Ahr. [Count Hochstaden was implicated in the murder of Albert,
the rival for the position of Bishop of Liege, who’s brother Lothar was also a
contender – but swore he had nothing to do with the murder.]
1/1193, The dukes of Lovain and Limbourg were joined in rebellion
by the landgraves of Thuringia and Meifsen, King Ottokar of Bohemia, the
archbishop of Mainz, and the Saxon Welf and Zahringer families. (S) Social
Politics of Medieval Diplomacy, Huffman, 2000, P140.
6/29/1193, The leaders of the rebelling factions, inluding
Henry, duke of Limburg, met with Richard, King of England, who was in captivity
in Hagenau, Germany. [After this meeting, King Richard asked for a re-convening
of his court at Worms.] (S) Troubadour’s Song, Boyle, 2005, P201.
10/1193, Simon, s/o Hendrik, through the support of his father
and his cousin the duke of Brabant, became bishop-elect of Liege. (S) Studies
in Medieval History, Powicke, 1969, P93.
1194, King Richard of England granted annual money fiefs to the
Archbishop of Cologne and Henry, duke of Limburg. (S) Medieval Empire, V1, 1898,
P274.
1194, Henry, duke of Lothier; Henry, duke of Limburg, the
Counts of Holland, Juliers, Dasburg, and Viaden; allied with Henri, duke of
Brabant, lost a battle against Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut & Flanders.
1196, Founding of Vallis Sancti Lamberti abbey: Henricus
[Hendrik] de Lemborc, with the consent of, filiorum meorum Henrici, Waleranni
[Walerand], Frederici et Gerardi.
3/29/1198, Otto IV became King of Germany. [Rival of Philip of
Swabia – Otto deposed in 1215.] Henry and his son Walram became supports of
Otto.
7/12/1198 at Aachen, Waleran with his father, Duke Hendrik III
of Limburg, at the coronation of Otto, King of Germany.
1201, Henry, duke of Limburg, supported Louis van Loon in his
attack on William, Count of Holland. (S) History of Holland, V1, Davies, 1841, P60.
1202, Henricus [Hendrik] filius Henrici filii Walerami ducis de
Limburg, donated property to Rolduc abbey, with the consent of, filiis meis
Henrico, Waleramo [Walerand], Friderico, Gerardo, ac filiabus meis Jutta de
Valkenburg et Mathilde.
1/6/1205, At Achen, two archbishops [of Cologne and Treves]
called an assembly attended by all the Lotharingian princes except the Duke of
Limburg, who absented himself.
1205, Henry and his son Waleran, with the Archbishop Siegfried
of Mayence, prepared the city of Cologne against attack. (S) Cambridge Medieval
History, Gwatkin, 1967.
1208, Pope Innocent III deposed Adolf, archbishop of Cologne.
King Philip of France raised an army to reinstall Adolf. King Otto IV of
Germany assembled troops under the command of Henry, duke of Limburg, to assist
in the defence of Cologne. (S) Medieval Popes, Busk, 1854, P482.
11/11/1208, Otto IV elected Holy Roman Emperor.
1210, Construction of St. Georges church started in Limburg.
(S) Medieval Germany, Jeep, 2001, P706.
1212, King John of England sent a letter to Henry, duke of Limburg,
about a fee that had been granted him by his brother King Richard. (S) History
of England, Turner, 1830, P460.
1213, Hendrik,
duke of Limburg received 400 marks, and Waleran de Limburg received 50£ from
King John for their support. (S) The Gentleman’s magazine, V163, P157.
10/13/1213, Henry ‘the old’, duke of Limburg, in command of the
right flank of the forces of the Hugh of Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, and Ferdinand
of Portugal, at the battle of Montenaken near Steppes. At the battle they
defeated Henry, duke of Brabant. (S) Western Warfare, France, 1999, P169.
7/27/1214, Hendrik, on the losing side at the battle of
Bouvines in support of King John of England. [Hendrik’s son Waleran fought on
the opposite side supporting King Philip Augustus.] (S) Aristocratic Life in
the Medieval France, Baldwin, 2002, P41.
1215, Sophie died. (S) Royalty for Commoners, Stuart, 1995,
P10.
1215, Henry, duke of Limburg, an imperial commander at the
battle of Barlminea.
5/19/1218, Otto IV died.
6/21/1221,
Henri, duke of Limburg and count of Arlon, died at Klosterrath; buried at Rode abbey.
(S) Foundation
for Medieval Genealogy. (S) Chronicle of Hainaut, Gislebertus, 2005.
Family notes:
·
Henry [Hendrik] was the brother of Henry
Louvain’s mother Marguerite.
·
Hendrik II van Limburg s/o Walram II Graaf van
Limburg [died 1139] & Jutta von Waswenberg.
·
Mathilde von Saffenberg, d/o Adolf, count of
Saffenberg [died 1158], s/o Adelbert. (S) The Medieval Chronicle, Kooper, 1999,
P77.
·
Limburg is in modern Belgium.
·
Godrey III, count of Louvain, married Hendrik’s
sister Margaret.
Child of Hendrik and Sophie:
i. Waleran III of Limburg (23638804), born ~1175 in Limburg.
