Biography of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

In 1136 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 24) succeeded IV Count Luxemburg.

In 1139 [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur (age 71) died. His son [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 27) succeeded I Count Namur.

In 1152 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 40) and Lauretta Metz Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Countess Namur, Countess Luxemburg. She the daughter of Thierry Metz Count Flanders (age 53) and Swanhilde Countess Flanders. He the son of Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur (age 72). They were second cousin once removed.

In Sep 1186 Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar was born to Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 74) and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg.

Before 1190 [her future husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 25) and Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg were married. She the daughter of Frederick Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 46) and Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla Greater Poland Duchess Lorraine. He the son of Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

On 14 Aug 1196 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 84) died. His daughter Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 9) succeeded Countess Luxemburg.

In 1214 [her future husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) succeeded III Count Luxemburg. Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg by marriage Countess Luxemburg.

In 1214 [her son] Henry of Bar died.

Before Feb 1214 [her daughter] Unknown of Bar died.

In Feb 1214 [her son] Renaud of Bar died.

Before 1215 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 50) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Luxemburg. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 74) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

In 1215 [her daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine was born to [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 50) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28).

In 1216 [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur was born to [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 51) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 29).

In 1221 [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 56) succeeded III Duke Limburg. Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 34) by marriage Duchess Limburg.

In 1225 [her son-in-law] Matthias Metz II Duke Lorraine (age 32) and [her daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine (age 10) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 60) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 38). He the son of Frederick Metz II Duke Lorraine and Agnes of Bar Duchess Lorraine. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 02 Jul 1226 [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 61) died. His son [her step-son] Henry Luxemburg IV Duke Limburg (age 31) succeeded IV Duke Limburg, I Count Berg.

In 1227 [her former step-daughter] Sophie Luxemburg (age 37) died.

After 1234 [her former step-daughter] Matilda Luxemburg Countess Jülich (age 42) died.

In 1240 [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Luxemburg, Countess Namur. She the daughter of Henry of Bar II Count of Bar and Philippa Capet Countess of Bar (age 48). He the son of Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 53). They were second cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1242 [her former step-son] Waleran Luxemburg (age 42) died.

On 12 Feb 1247 Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 60) died. Her son [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur (age 31) succeeded V Count Luxemburg, III Count Namur.

Hugues Vaudemont Count Vaudémont and [her daughter] Margaret of Bar were married. She the daughter of Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and [her mother] Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Countess Namur, Countess Luxemburg. She the daughter of Henry I Count Guelders and Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders. He the son of Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur.

Waleran Luxemburg and [her daughter] Elisabeth of Bar were married. She the daughter of Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. He the son of Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg and Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her daughter] Unknown of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her son] Renaud of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her son] Henry of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her daughter] Elisabeth of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her daughter] Margaret of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar and Agnes Blois. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Royal Ancestors of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Royal Descendants of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress x 1

Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England x 1

Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden x 1

Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France x 1

Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile x 1

King Louis of Naples x 1

Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford x 2

Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England x 2

Jean III King Navarre x 1

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile x 1

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre x 1

King Francis I of France x 1

Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress x 1

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland x 8

Antoine King Navarre x 7

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France x 7

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria x 8

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress x 8

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine x 2

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor x 2

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain x 2

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia x 1

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia x 2

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal x 9

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia x 10

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor x 6

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia x 6

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 4

Ancestors of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Namur I Count Lomme

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Namur I Count Namur

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Namur II Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Carolingian Countess Namur

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Namur III Count Namur

GrandFather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard I Duke of Saxony

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegard Westerburg Margrave Billung March

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ida Billung Countess Namur

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Schweinfurt

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony

Father: Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur

Great x 1 Grandfather: Conrad Luxemburg Count Luxemburg

GrandMother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: William VII Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Clementia Aquitaine Countess Luxemburg

Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerald I Count Guelders

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gerard II Count Guelders

GrandFather: Henry I Count Guelders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto Zutphen 2nd Count Zutphen

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ermgard Zutphen Countess Guelders

Mother: Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Arnstein 3rd Count Arnstein

GrandMother: Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders