Count of Arlon Henri II Duke Of LIMBURG

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• Also Known As: Heinrich

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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]

1. Margaret VON LIMBURG was born in 1139 in Lorraine, France; died in 1172.
2. "the Old" Henry III Duke Of LIMBURG was born about 1140; died on 21 Jun 1221; was buried in Rolduc.

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• Also Known As: "Paganus"
• Fact: Count of Arlon, Wassenburg and Limburg
• Fact: 1128, Made Margrave of Antwerp by the anti-king Lothare III

Waleran married Jutta VON WASSENBERG. Jutta (daughter of Gerard I Flaminus Count Of WASSENBURGGUELDERS and Clemence Of POITOU) was born about 1090; died on 24 Jun 1151 in Limburg, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]