Count of Arlon Henry I Duke Of LORRAINE

Abt 1060 - 1119  (59 years)

• Name	Henry I Duke Of LORRAINE  [1, 2]
  Title	Count of Arlon
  Birth	Abt 1060  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Heinrich I, Count von Limburg-Arlon   [3]
  Fact	Pfalzgrave of the Rhine and of Lorraine   [1]
  Fact	Adherent to the Emperor Henry IV in his quarrel with his son   [1]
  Death	1119  [1]
  Notes	Henry I (c.1059 ? c.1119) was the count of Limburg and Arlon from 1082 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine between 1101 to 1106. He was the son of Waleran I of Limburg and Jutta, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine. He opposed Egilbert, Archbishop of Trier, and took back some property which the former Countess Adela had given to the church. Egilbert summoned him to return them, but he refused and was excommunicated. Egilbert took up arms and seriously defeated him. As advocate of the abbey of Saint-Trond, a title he had inherited from his father, he intervened in the internal affairs of the abbey. The abbot Herman, named by Poppo, Bishop of Metz, and supported by Godfrey of Bouillon and Henry, fell out with the Emperor Henry IV and the abbey was transferred to the authority of Arnold, Count of Looz. Arnold forced Henry and Godfrey to withdraw from the monastery. After many local nobles left on the First Crusade, among them Godfrey, Henry's power in the region of Belgia was greatly increased and he abused it, especially against the monasteries. The emperor intervened and took Limburg in July 1101. Henry was now forced to make submission and he was granted the duchy of Lower Lorraine, which Godfrey had abandoned on Crusade. As duke, he fell into competition with Godfrey I of Louvain. He demonstrated little in the way of loyalty the emperor either. He joined Henry V against his father the emperor, but then turned back to the emperor's side. This was unfortunate for the duke, for the emperor died in 1106 and the partisans of Henry V attacked those of his father. The fields of Belgia were devastated, Limburg was taken, and Henry was imprisoned in Hildesheim. The duchy was transferred to Godfrey of Louvain. Henry later escaped and tried to retake Limburg and Lower Lorrain. He failed and made peace with the new emperor and duke. He continued nevertheless to employ the ducal title as "Duke of Limburg," the first of a long line. He also readily joined revolts against Henry V, fighting at the side of Lothair, Duke of Saxony, at the victories of Andernach in 1114 and Welphesholt on 11 February 1115. He was succeeded by his son Waleran. He married Adelaide of Podenstein (or Pottenstein) (1061 ? 1106), daughter of Boso of Podenstein and Judith of Schweinfurt, daughter of Otto III, Duke of Swabia. They had the aforementioned Waleran and three daughters. He may have been the father of Simon, Constable of Jerusalem after the First Crusade.
  Person ID	I37013	Main Tree
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Duke of Lower Lorraine Waleran II Count Of Arlon And LIMBURG   d. Between 1070 and 1082
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jutta Of LUXEMBURG,   b. Abt 1040
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Between 1060 and 1061  [1]
  Family ID	F14165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adelaide VON BOTENSTEIN,   b. Abt 1059, Arlon, Luxenbourg, Belgium d. Aft 13 Aug 1106 (Age > 47 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mathilde Of LIMBURG,   b. Abt 1093   d. Aft 1148 (Age 56 years)  [Birth]   2. Waleran III Duke Of Lower LORRAINE,   b. Abt 1085, Limburg, Belgium d. 06 Aug 1139 (Age 54 years)  [Natural]   3. Heinrich DE LIMBURG,   b. Abt 1082, Limburg, Belgium d. 1164 (Age 82 years)  [Natural]   4. Agnes Countess Of LIMBURG,   b. Abt 1089, Limburg, Belgium d. 1136 (Age 47 years)  [Natural]   5. Adelheid Countess Of LIMBURG,   b. Abt 1091, Limburg, Belgium d. 06 Feb 1146 (Age 55 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F03837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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