- Waleran III of Limburg
Waleran III or Walram III (1180 –
2 July 1226 ) was initially lord ofMontjoie , thencount ofLuxembourg from 1214. He became count ofArlon andduke of Limburg on his father's death in 1221. He was the son ofHenry III of Limburg and Sophia of Saarbrucken.As a younger son, he did not expect to inherit. He carried on an adventurous youth and took part in the
Third Crusade in 1192. In 1208, the imperial candidatePhilip of Swabia died and Walern, his erstwhile supporter, turned to his opponent,Otto of Brunswick . In 1212, he accompanied his first cousinHenry I, Duke of Brabant , toLiège , then in a war withGuelders . Waleran's first wife, Cunigunda, a daughter ofFrederick I, Duke of Lorraine , died in 1214 and in May he marriedErmesinda of Luxembourg *, and became count there. Ermesinda claimed Namur and so Waleran added a crown to hiscoat of arms to symbolise this claim.In 1221, he inherited Limburg and added a second tail to the rampant lion on his arms. This symbolised his holding of "two" great fiefs. In 1223, he again tried to take Namur from the Margrave Philip II. He failed and signed a peace treaty on
13 February inDinant . He then took part in various imperial diets and accompanied theEmperor Frederick II intoItaly . Returning from there, he died inRolduc .External links
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LIMBURG.htm#_Toc154467849 FMG on Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg]
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LIMBURG.htm FMG on Dukes/Counts of Limburg]
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