Biography of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur 1112-1196

Maternal Family Tree: Clementia Aquitaine Countess Luxemburg 1060-1142

Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Countess Namur, Countess Luxemburg. She the daughter of Henry I Count Guelders and Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders. He the son of Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur.

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

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

In 1112 Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur was born to Godfrey Namur I Count Namur (age 44) and Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur (age 32).

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

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

In 1152 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 Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur (age 72). They were second cousin once removed.

Around 1155 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] 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 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne by marriage Count Boulogne.

In 1160 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne and Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne (age 24) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] 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 1163 Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 51) divorced [his wife] Lauretta Metz Countess Namur and Luxemburg.

In 1170 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne and Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne (age 34) were divorced.

In 1173 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne died. His daughter Ida Metz Countess Boulogne (age 13) succeeded Countess Boulogne.

On 24 Jun 1183 [his mother] Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur died.

In 1186 [his sister-in-law] Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy died.

In Sep 1186 [his daughter] 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.

In 1194 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders died.

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

Ralph I Capet I Count Vermandois and Lauretta Metz Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders and Swanhilde Countess Flanders. He the son of Hugh "Great" Capet and Adelaide I Countess Vermandois. They were second cousin twice removed.