Count Namur is in Counts of France.
Before 981 Albert Namur I Count Namur succeeded I Count Namur.
Around 1011 Albert Namur I Count Namur died. His son Robert succeeded II Count Namur.
In 1016 Robert Namur II Count Namur died. His brother Albert succeeded II Count Namur.
In 1067 Albert Namur II Count Namur died. His son Albert [aged 40] succeeded III Count Namur. Ida Billung Countess Namur by marriage Countess Namur.
In 1087 Godfrey Namur I Count Namur [aged 19] and Sibylle Chateau Porcéan Countess Namur were married. She by marriage Countess Namur. She the daughter of Roger Chateau Porcéan Count Château Porcéan. He the son of Albert Namur III Count Namur [aged 60] and Ida Billung Countess Namur.
On 29th July 1102 Albert Namur III Count Namur [aged 75] died. His son Godfrey [aged 34] succeeded I Count Namur.
In 1109 Godfrey Namur I Count Namur [aged 41] and Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Countess Namur. She the daughter of Conrad Count Luxemburg and Clementia Aquitaine Countess Luxembourg [aged 61]. He the son of Albert Namur III Count Namur and Ida Billung Countess Namur. They were fifth cousins.
In 1139 Godfrey Namur I Count Namur [aged 71] died. His son Henry [aged 27] succeeded I Count Namur.
In 1152 Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxembourg I Count Namur [aged 40] and Lauretta Metz Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Countess Namur, Countess Luxemburg. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders [aged 53] and Swanhilde Countess Flanders. He the son of Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur [aged 72]. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1240 Henry "Great" Luxembourg V Count Luxembourg III Count Namur [aged 24] and Margaret of Bar Countess Luxembourg and Namur [aged 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 [aged 48]. He the son of Waleran Luxembourg III Duke Limburg and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar [aged 53]. They were second cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
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On 12th February 1247 Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar [aged 60] died. Her son Henry [aged 31] succeeded V Count Luxemburg, III Count Namur.
In 1312 Henry Luxembourg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 37] was created VII Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur by marriage Countess Luxemburg, Countess Namur.
On 2nd April 1335 John Dampierre II Marquis Namur [aged 24] died unmarried. His brother Guy [aged 23] succeeded II Count Namur.
In September 1337 Philip Dampierre III Marquis Namur [aged 18] was murdered by the people of Famagusta after he and his companions caused trouble of some kind. He was buried in the Franciscan church in Famagusta. His brother William [aged 13] succeeded Marquis Namur, Count Namur.
Albert Namur I Count Namur and Ermengarde Carolingian Countess Namur were married. She by marriage Countess Namur. She the daughter of Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine and Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine. He the son of Robert Namur I Count Lomme.
Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxembourg I Count Namur and 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.
Albert Namur II Count Namur and Regilinda Ardennes Countess Namur were married. She by marriage Countess Namur. She the daughter of Gothelo Ardennes Duke Lower Lorraine Duke Upper Lorraine. He the son of Albert Namur I Count Namur and Ermengarde Carolingian Countess Namur. They were fourth cousin once removed.