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Biography of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

In 1065 Albert Namur III Count Namur (age 38) and Ida Billung Countess Namur were married. She the daughter of Bernard II Duke of Saxony and Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony. He the son of Albert Namur II Count Namur and Regilinda Ardennes Countess Namur. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1067 Albert Namur II Count Namur died. His son Albert Namur III Count Namur (age 40) succeeded III Count Namur. Ida Billung Countess Namur by marriage Countess Namur.

In 1087 [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur (age 19) and Sibylle Chateau Porcéan Countess Namur were married. She by marriage Countess Namur. He the son of Albert Namur III Count Namur (age 60) and Ida Billung Countess Namur.

On 29 Jul 1102 Albert Namur III Count Namur (age 75) died. His son [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur (age 34) succeeded I Count Namur.

In 1109 [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur (age 41) and [her grandmother] Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Namur. She the daughter of Conrad Luxemburg Count Luxemburg and Clementia Aquitaine Countess Luxemburg (age 61). He the son of Albert Namur III Count Namur and Ida Billung Countess Namur.

In or before 1130 Guitier Count Rethel and [her aunt] Beatrix Namur were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur (age 61) and [her grandmother] Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur (age 49).

In 1136 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 24) succeeded IV Count Luxemburg.

In 1139 [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur (age 71) died. His son [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 27) succeeded I Count Namur.

In 1152 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 40) and Lauretta Metz Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Countess Namur, Countess Luxemburg. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders (age 53) and Swanhilde Countess Flanders. He the son of [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and [her grandmother] Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur (age 72). They were second cousin once removed.

Around 1155 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 21) and Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders (age 56) and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders (age 43). He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.

In 1160 Matthew Metz Count Boulogne and Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne (age 24) were married. He the son of Thierry Count Flanders (age 61) and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders (age 48). They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1170 Matthew Metz Count Boulogne and Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne (age 34) were divorced.

On 24 Jun 1183 [her grandmother] Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur died.

In Sep 1186 Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar was born to Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 74) and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg.

Before 1190 [her future husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 25) and Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg were married. She the daughter of Frederick Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 46) and Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla Greater Poland Duchess Lorraine. He the son of [her future father-in-law] Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

On 14 Aug 1196 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 84) died. His daughter Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 9) succeeded Countess Luxemburg.

In 1214 [her future husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) succeeded III Count Luxemburg. Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg by marriage Countess Luxemburg.

Before 1215 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 50) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Luxemburg. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 74) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

In 1215 [her daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine was born to [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 50) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28).

In 1216 [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur was born to [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 51) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 29).

In 1221 [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 56) succeeded III Duke Limburg. Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 34) by marriage Duchess Limburg.

In 1225 [her son-in-law] Matthias Metz II Duke Lorraine (age 32) and [her daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine (age 10) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 60) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 38). He the son of Frederick Metz II Duke Lorraine and Agnes of Bar Duchess Lorraine. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 02 Jul 1226 [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 61) died. His son [her step-son] Henry Luxemburg IV Duke Limburg (age 31) succeeded IV Duke Limburg, I Count Berg.

In 1227 [her former step-daughter] Sophie Luxemburg (age 37) died.

After 1234 [her former step-daughter] Matilda Luxemburg Countess Jülich (age 42) died.

In 1240 [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Luxemburg, Countess Namur. She the daughter of Henry of Bar II Count of Bar and Philippa Capet Countess of Bar (age 48). He the son of [her former husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 53). They were second cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 12 Feb 1247 Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 60) died. Her son [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur (age 31) succeeded V Count Luxemburg, III Count Namur.

[her daughter] Unknown of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her son] Renaud of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her son] Henry of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her daughter] Elisabeth of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her daughter] Margaret of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Royal Ancestors of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Royal Descendants of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor

Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress

Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England

Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden

Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France

Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile

Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France

Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford

Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England

Jean III King Navarre

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre

King Francis I of France

Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland

Antoine King Navarre

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia

Louis I King Spain

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

Louis XV King France

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia

Ferdinand VI King Spain

Charles III King Spain

Ferdinand VII King Spain

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain

Alfonso XII King Spain

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Namur I Count Lomme

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Namur I Count Namur

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Namur II Count Namur

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Carolingian Countess Namur

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Namur III Count Namur

GrandFather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard I Duke of Saxony

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegard Westerburg Margrave Billung March

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ida Billung Countess Namur

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Schweinfurt

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony

Father: Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur

Great x 1 Grandfather: Conrad Luxemburg Count Luxemburg

GrandMother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: William VII Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Clementia Aquitaine Countess Luxemburg

Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerald I Count Guelders

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gerard II Count Guelders

GrandFather: Henry I Count Guelders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto Zutphen 2nd Count Zutphen

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ermgard Zutphen Countess Guelders

Mother: Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Arnstein 3rd Count Arnstein

GrandMother: Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders