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Ermesinde of Luxembourg
Bornc. 1080
Died(1143-06-24)24 June 1143
Noble familyHouse of Ardenne–Luxembourg
Spouse(s)Albert of Moha
Godfrey I, Count of Namur
FatherConrad I, Count of Luxembourg
MotherClementia of Aquitaine

Ermesinde of Luxembourg (c. 1080 – 24 June 1143) was a German noblewoman.

Life

She was a daughter of Count Conrad I of Luxembourg and his wife Clementia of Aquitaine. After the death of her nephew Conrad II in 1136, there were no surviving males in the House of Ardennes-Verdun and she inherited the counties of Luxembourg and Longwy. However, she immediately abdicated in favour of her son Henry IV and never actually ruled.

She is primarily known because she made a number of donations to churches and monasteries. Towards the end of her life, she retired to a monastery.

First marriage

In 1096, Ermesinde married Albert of Moha (c. 1065 – 24 August 1098), Count of Dagsburg, Eguisheim, Metz and Moha, and vogt of Altorf. This was his second marriage; he had earlier been married to Heilwig of Eguisheim. From his first marriage, he had a son named Hugh, who would later succeed him. Albert and Ermesinde had two daughters together:

  • Matilda (d. after 1157), married Count Folmar of Metz and Hombourg, who in 1135 founded the Abbey of Beaupré
  • Unknown daughter, married a Count Aiulf, who is only known from a deed of 1124, in which Ermesinde calls her grandson Eberhard "son of Count Aiulf".

Second marriage

In 1109, Ermesinde remarried to Godfrey I, Count of Namur, the oldest son of Albert III, Count of Namur. This was his second marriage, too; he had earlier been married to Sibylle of Porcien. He had two daughters from his first marriage; which ended in divorce in 1104, when Sibylle was pregnant from her lover Enguerrand I de Coucy.

Godfrey and Ermesinde had the following children together:

  • Albert (d. after 1125)
  • Henry, who was Count of Luxembourg as Henry IV and Count of Namur as Henry I
  • Clemencia, married Duke Conrad I of Zähringen
  • Beatrix (c. 1115 – 1160), married Count Ithier, Count of Rethel of Rethel
  • Adelaide (1124 – end of July 1169), married Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut

References

  1. Bulletin de la Commission royale d'histoire (in French). Librarie Kiessling et Cie. 1911.
  2. Histoire de la Belgique, depuis son origine jusqu'en 1847 (in French). Pagnerre. 1847.
  3. Kupper, Jean-Louis (1981). Liège et l'église impériale XIe - XIIe siècles (in French). Librairie Droz. ISBN 978-2-251-62286-6.
  4. Jeantin (M.) (1853). Les marches de l'Ardenne et des Woëpvres, ou: L'arène à la naissance des grandes suzerainetés lotharingiennes (in French). L. Maison, libraire.
  5. KG, Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. Künker Auktion 121 - The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins. Numismatischer Verlag Künker.
  6. Gade, John Allyne (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. Brill Archive.
Ermesinde of LuxembourgHouse of Ardennes-VerdunBorn: c. 1080
Preceded byConrad II Countess of Luxembourg
1136-1136 		Succeeded byHenry IV




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