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1139 - 1172 (33 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Count of Arlon Henri II Duke Of LIMBURG was born about 1111 in Lorraine, France (son of Waleran III Duke Of Lower LORRAINE and Jutta VON WASSENBERG); died in Aug 1167 in Rome. Other Events and Attributes:
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He succeeded his father in Limburg with the title of duke, but Conrad III refused grant him Lower Lorraine. He continued to style himself as duke nevertheless.
Henry refused at first to accept the loss of Lorraine and attacked the new duke, Godfrey VII. He was defeated. Godfrey died in 1142, but Henry was occupied with a war against the lord of Fauquemont and did not assert any claim to the cudhy of Lower Lorraine.
In 1147, he inherited Arlon, his younger brother Waleran having died without children. Conrad confirmed this, for he had promised Henry a fief to compensate for the loss of Lorraine, and the duke and the king were reconciled. Henry did not take part in the Second Crusade that year, however, Henry attended the coronation of Conrad's successor, Frederick Barbarossa.
At that time, Henry was involved in a war with Henry IV of Luxembourg. The town of Andenne was taken and completely plumdered and burned. Then Henry turned to Godfrey VIII, but they soon made peace in 1155.
Henry took part in Barbarossa's Italian campaigns, dying during the epidemic of 1167 at Rome.
Henri married Matilda VON SAFFENBURG in 1136. Matilda (daughter of Adolf Count Of SAFFENBERG and Margaret VON SCHWARTZENBURG) was born in Lorraine, France; died on 02 Jan 1145. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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