Waleran I of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny
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Waleram I of Luxembourg was since 1281 Lord of Ligny, Roussy
and La Roche
.
He was the second son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar
.
He married Jeanne, Dame de Beauvoir
(died before December 1300), and had:
He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen
against John I, Duke of Brabant
.
Waleran of Luxembourg is one of the protagonists in Le Tournoi de Chauvency by trouvère
Jacques Bretel.
Roussy-le-Village
Roussy-le-Village is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Moselle department...
and La Roche
La Roche-en-Ardenne
La Roche-en-Ardenne is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 147.52 km², had 4,348 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29.5 inhabitants per km²....
.
He was the second son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg and Margaret 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 :...
.
He married Jeanne, Dame de Beauvoir
Beauvoir
Beauvoir can refer to any of the following:Buildings*Beauvoir , post-American Civil War home of Confederate States of America President Jefferson DavisPeople*Jean Beauvoir, American musician....
(died before December 1300), and had:
- Henry II, died 1303, 1295 Lord of Ligny
- Waleran II (1275–1354) Lord of Ligny, Roussy and Beauvoir, married Guyotte Châtelaine de Lille († 1338)
- Philipotte
- Elisabeth
- Marguerite, Nun
- Marie (died 1337), married Jean de Ghistelles (killed in 1346 in the Battle of CrécyBattle of CrécyThe Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War...
)
He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen
Battle of Worringen
The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288, near the town of Worringen , which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne...
against John I, Duke of Brabant
John I, Duke of Brabant
John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious was Duke of Brabant , Lothier and Limburg .-Life:...
.
Waleran of Luxembourg is one of the protagonists in Le Tournoi de Chauvency by trouvère
Trouvère
Trouvère , sometimes spelled trouveur , is the Northern French form of the word trobador . It refers to poet-composers who were roughly contemporary with and influenced by the troubadours but who composed their works in the northern dialects of France...
Jacques Bretel.