Reign 1281 - 1288 Father Henry I of Ligny Spouse Jeanne of Beauvoir | Predecessor Henry I Name Waleran Lord | |
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Issue Henry II of Luxembourg, Lord of LignyWaleran II of Luxembourg, Lord of LignyPhilipotteElisabethMargueriteMarie Role Henry V of Luxembourg's son Died 1288, Worringen, Cologne, Germany Children Waleran II, Lord of Ligny, Henry II, Lord of Ligny Parents Henry V of Luxembourg, Margaret of Bar Grandparents Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, Henry II, Count of Bar, Philippa of Dreux | ||
Great grandchildren Guy I, Count of Ligny Grandchildren John I, Lord of Ligny | ||
Waleran I of Luxembourg (died 5 June 1288 in the Battle of Worringen) was since 1281 Lord of Ligny and La Roche.
He was the second son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar.
He married Jeanne, Dame de Beaurevoir (died before December 1300), and had:
He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant. His eldest son, Henry II of Ligny, succeeded him.
Waleran of Luxembourg is one of the protagonists in Le Tournoi de Chauvency by trouvère Jacques Bretel.
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