Individual Details
Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg
(1240 - 5 Jun 1288)
According to Wikipedia:
Henry VI (c. 1240 – 5 June 1288) was count of Luxembourg and Arlon from the death of his father, Henry V the Blond in 1281 until his own death at the battle of Worringen,[1] seven years later, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry VII.
Life[edit]
Henry was the son of Henry V the Blond and Margaret of Bar. His father took part in Saint Louis's crusade against Tunis and he continued this war, being killed alongside three of his brothers at the Battle of Worringen by a knight of John I, Duke of Brabant.
Issue[edit]
Henry married Beatrice d'Avesnes[2] (d. 1 March 1321, daughter of Baldwin and granddaughter of Bouchard IV of Avesnes) around 1260–1 and they had three sons, two of whom attained the highest honours and excellence:
Henry VII,[3] who was elected King of the Romans in 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1309
Walram, Lord of Dourlers, Thirimont, and Consorre, died at the siege of Brescia in 1311[3]
Margaret, Prioress of Marienthal[3]
Felicitas, Lady of Gaesbeck[3]
Baldwin, Archbishop-Elector of Trier[3]Notes[edit]
^ Péporté 2011, p. 148–149.
^ Gades 1951, p. 102–103.
^ Jump up to:a b c d e Gades 1951, p. 109.Sources[edit]
Gades, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. Brill.
Péporté, Pit (2011). Constructing the Middle Ages: Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg. Brill.
Henry VI (c. 1240 – 5 June 1288) was count of Luxembourg and Arlon from the death of his father, Henry V the Blond in 1281 until his own death at the battle of Worringen,[1] seven years later, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry VII.
Life[edit]
Henry was the son of Henry V the Blond and Margaret of Bar. His father took part in Saint Louis's crusade against Tunis and he continued this war, being killed alongside three of his brothers at the Battle of Worringen by a knight of John I, Duke of Brabant.
Issue[edit]
Henry married Beatrice d'Avesnes[2] (d. 1 March 1321, daughter of Baldwin and granddaughter of Bouchard IV of Avesnes) around 1260–1 and they had three sons, two of whom attained the highest honours and excellence:
Henry VII,[3] who was elected King of the Romans in 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1309
Walram, Lord of Dourlers, Thirimont, and Consorre, died at the siege of Brescia in 1311[3]
Margaret, Prioress of Marienthal[3]
Felicitas, Lady of Gaesbeck[3]
Baldwin, Archbishop-Elector of Trier[3]Notes[edit]
^ Péporté 2011, p. 148–149.
^ Gades 1951, p. 102–103.
^ Jump up to:a b c d e Gades 1951, p. 109.Sources[edit]
Gades, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. Brill.
Péporté, Pit (2011). Constructing the Middle Ages: Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg. Brill.
Events
| Birth | 1240 | ||||
| Death | 5 Jun 1288 |
Families
| Spouse | Beatrice of Avesnes ( - 1321) |
| Child | Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1274 - 1313) |
| Father | Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1216 - 1281) |
| Mother | Margaret of Bar (1220 - 1275) |
| Sibling | Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247 - 1298) |
| Sibling | Waleran I, Lord of Ligny ( - 1288) |
| Sibling | Philippa of Luxembourg (1252 - 1311) |