House of Ardenne–Luxembourg

The House of Luxembourg (or Luxembourg), also known as the House of Ardenne–Luxembourg in order to distinguish it from later families, were a Lotharingian noble family known from the tenth and eleventh centuries. They are one of the three main branches of the House of Ardenne, along with the House of Ardenne–Verdun, and the House of Ardenne–Bar.

All these Ardennes families descended from Cunigunda of France, a granddaughter of the West Frankish king Louis the Stammerer, and her husband Wigeric of Lotharingia. The Luxembourg branch descend from their son Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes.[1]

One continuing male-line branches of the House of Luxembourg include the House of Salm. The later House of Limburg, Dukes of Limbourg, whose descendants became Dukes of Luxembourg and a royal dynasty in Germany, descend from the House of Ardennes-Luxembourg through the daughter of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine.[2]

Children of Count Sigfried:

Family tree

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The First House of (Ardenne–) Luxembourg, simplified.
Sigfried
(† 998)
(see above)
Count of the Ardennes, ruler of "Lucilinburhuc"
Henry I of Luxemburg
Henry V, Duke of Bavaria
(† 1026)
Frederick I
(† 1019)
Count of Luxembourg and Salm
Dietrich II
bishop of Metz
1006-1047
Adalberon
archbishop of Trier
(contested 1008-1046)
Cunigunde
Empress
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VII of Bavaria
count of Luxemburg,1026
duke of Bavaria,1042
(† 1047)
Giselbert I
(† 1059)
count of Luxemburg
Adalbero III
(c. 1010 – 13 November 1072)
Bishop of Metz
Frederick
Duke of Lower Lorraine
Count of Limburg
(† 1065)
Conrad I
(† 1086)
count of Luxemburg
Hermann of Salm
(† 1088)
count of Salm
founder of the House of Salm
Jutta
Henry III
(† 1086)
Count of Luxembourg
William
(† 1131)
Count of Luxembourg
Albert II
Count of Dagsburg
Ermesinde
(† 1143)
Godfrey I
Count of Namur
Henry
Duke of Lower Lorraine
Count of Limburg
(† abt. 1119)
Conrad II
(† 1136)
Count of Luxembourg
no children
Counts of Dagsburg
Counts of Loon
Henri IV²
(† 1196)
Count of Namur
Count of Luxembourg
3 generations:
Waleran Paganus,
Henry II,
Henry III
Theobald I, Count of BarErmesinde
(† 1247)
Waleran III, Duke of Limburg
(† 1226)
Counts of BarHenry V
(† 1284)
Count of Luxembourg
2nd House of Luxembourg

Sources

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  1. ^ Parisse, ‘Généalogie de la Maison d'Ardenne’, La maison d'Ardenne Xe-XIe siècles. Actes des Journées Lotharingiennes, 24 - 26 oct. 1980, Centre Univ., Luxembourg, (1981) 9-41
  2. ^ Jean-Louis Kupper (2007) Les origines du duché de Limbourg-sur-Vesdre", Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire Année 85-3-4 pp. 609-637 [1]
  3. ^ Gades, John A. (1951). Luxembourg in the Middle Ages. Brill.
  4. ^ David M Nicholas (2014). Medieval Flanders. Routledge.