Battle of Round Mountain

Henry VI (c. 1240 – 5 June 1288) was Count of Luxembourg and Arlon from the death of his father, Henry V the Blond, in 1281 until his own death at the battle of Worringen,[1] seven years later, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry VII.

Life

Henry was the son of Henry V the Blond and Margaret of Bar. His father took part in Saint Louis's crusade against Tunis and he continued this war, being killed alongside three of his brothers at the Battle of Worringen by a knight of John I, Duke of Brabant.

Issue

Henry married Beatrice d'Avesnes[2] (d. 1 March 1321, daughter of Baldwin and granddaughter of Bouchard IV of Avesnes) around 1260–1 and they had three sons, two of whom attained the highest honours and excellence:

Notes

  1. ^ Péporté 2011, p. 148–149.
  2. ^ Gades 1951, p. 102–103.
  3. ^ a b c d e Gades 1951, p. 109.

Sources

  • Gades, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. Brill.
  • Péporté, Pit (2011). Constructing the Middle Ages: Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg. Brill.

External links

Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg
Born: c. 1240 Died: 5 June 1288
Preceded by Count of Luxembourg and Arlon
1281–1288 		Succeeded by


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Count_of_Luxembourg