Henry III, Duke of Limburg

Henry III
Henry III
Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon
Reign	1165–1221
Predecessor	Henry II
Successor	Waleran III
Born	c. 1140
Died	21 June 1221
Noble family	House of Ardennes-Verdun
Spouse(s)	Sophia of Saarbrücken; Adelaide of Henneberg
	Issue Waleran III
Father	Henry II
Mother	Matilda of Saffenberg

Henry III (c. 1140 – 21 June 1221) was the Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon from 1165 to his death. He was the son and successor of Henry II and Matilda of Saffenberg.[1]

In 1172, he fought against the Count of Luxembourg, Henry IV the Blind, and then his ally, the Count of Hainaut, Baldwin V. The environs of Arlon were devastated and the duke, overcome, had to recompense the Count of Luxembourg for the wrongs he had done him. In 1183, he supported the election of Folmar of Karden as Archbishop of Trier. This was opposed by the emperor, Frederick Barbarossa.

In 1213, Henry faced his nephew Henry, Duke of Brabant at the battle of Steppes.[2] The Duke of Brabant's army broke and ran.[2] Henry later supported Otto of Brunswick over Philip of Swabia as German king and imperial claimant. He fought at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 for Otto of Brunswick, while his son Waleran sided with Philip II of France.[3]

Marriage and children

He married Sophia of Saarbrücken, they had:

Waleran III, Duke of Limburg[1]

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References

Loud & Schenk 2017, p. xxix.
Schnerb 2010, p. 310.
Baldwin 2002, p. 41.

Sources

Baldwin, John W. (2002). Aristocratic Life in Medieval France: The Romances of Jean Renart and Gerbert de Montreuil, 1190-1230. The Johns Hopkins University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Loud, Graham A.; Schenk, Jochen, eds. (2017). The Origins of the German Principalities, 1100-1350: Essays by German Historians. Routledge.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Schnerb, Bertrand (2010). "Battle of Steppes". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. 3. Oxford University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Henry III, Duke of Limburg House of Ardennes-Verdun Born: c. 1140 Died: 21 June 1221
Preceded by Henry II	Duke of Limburg 1165–1221	Succeeded by Waleran III
	Count of Arlon 1165–1221

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[FOOTNOTELoudSchenk2017xxix-1] Loud & Schenk 2017, p. xxix.

[FOOTNOTESchnerb2010310-2] Schnerb 2010, p. 310.

[FOOTNOTEBaldwin200241-3] Baldwin 2002, p. 41.