Name Conrad Count Died August 8, 1086, Italy | Parents Giselbert of Luxembourg | |
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Children Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, William, Count of Luxembourg, Henry III, Count of Luxembourg Grandchildren Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg, Alice of Namur Great-grandparents Hedwig of Nordgau, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes | ||
Grandparents Frederick of Luxembourg | ||
Conrad I (c. 1040 – 8 August 1086), Count of Luxembourg, was the first count of Luxembourg (1059–1086), succeeding his father Giselbert of Luxembourg.
He was embroiled in an argument with the archbishop of Trier as to the abbaye Saint-Maximin in Trier which he had avowed. The archbishop excommunicated him and Conrad had to make honourable amends and set out on pilgrimage for Jerusalem. He died in Italy on the return journey.
He founded many abbeys:
Marriage and issue
Around 1075 he married Clementia (1060 - 1142), suggested to have been daughter of Pierre-Guillaume VII, duke of Aquitaine and of Ermesinde. They had :
- in 1096 to Albert II († 1098), count of Egisheim and of Dagsbourg,
- in 1101 to Godefroy (1067 † 1139), count of Namur. They were parents of Henry IV of Luxembourg
References
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