Philippa of Luxembourg
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Philippa of Luxembourg was the daughter of Count Henry V of Luxembourg
and his wife Marguerite of Bar
. She married John II, Count of Holland
. Two of her grand-daughters were Philippa of Hainault
, Queen Consort of England
, and Margaret II Countess of Hainault in her own right and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
.
The children of John II of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg included:
Henry V of Luxembourg
Henry V the Blond , called the Great, was the count of Luxembourg, Laroche and Arlon from 1247 to his death and the count of Namur between 1256 and 1264 as Henry III...
and his wife Marguerite of Bar
Margaret of Bar
Margaret of Bar was a daughter of Henry II of Bar and his wife Philippa of Dreux. She was Countess of Luxembourg by her marriage to Henry V of Luxembourg. She is also known as Marguerite of Bar.- Family :...
. She married John II, Count of Holland
John II, Count of Holland
John II of Avesnes was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland.-History:John II was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to his death, succeeding his grandmother, Margaret II...
. Two of her grand-daughters were Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault, or, Philippe de Hainaut was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years...
, Queen Consort of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and Margaret II Countess of Hainault in her own right and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
.
The children of John II of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg included:
- John (died 1302), Count of Ostervant and senior de Beaumont
- Henry (died 1303), a canon in CambraiCambraiCambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
- Simon
- William I, Count of HainautWilliam I, Count of HainautWilliam I, Count of Hainaut was Count William III of Avesnes, Count William III of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland from 1304 to his death...
, father of Queen PhilippaPhilippa of HainaultPhilippa of Hainault, or, Philippe de Hainaut was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years...
and Margaret II - Jean (1288–1356), senior de Beaumont. Married Marguerite, Countess of Soissons.
- Margaret (died 1342), wife of Robert II of ArtoisRobert II of ArtoisRobert II was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant.An experienced soldier, he took part in the Aragonese Crusade and attempted an invasion of Sicily in 1287. He defeated the Flemings in 1297 at the Battle of Furnes...
- Alix (died 1317), wife of Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod, 5th Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod was 5th Earl of Norfolk.He was the son of Hugh Bigod , and succeeded his uncle, Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk as earl in 1270....
- Isabelle (died 1305), wife of Raoul de Clermont, senior de Nesle.
- Jeanne, nun at Fontenelles
- Mary of AvesnesMary of AvesnesMarie of Hainaut was the daughter of John II, Count of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg, her brother was William I, Count of Hainaut.- Family :...
(1280–1354), wife of Louis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:... - Matilda, Abbess of NivellesNivellesNivelles is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the old communes of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstreux....
- Willem de Cuser (born 1290, date of death unknown)