BLIND, Henry the

1113 - 1196  (83 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	BLIND, Henry the  [1]
  Birth	1113  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Differentiator	Henry lost the use of this eyes in 1182
  Royalty & Nobility	Count of Lamur: Count of Luxembourg
  Name	Henry IV of Luxembourg
  Death	14 Aug 1196
  Person ID	I17315	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	GODFREY, I,   b. 1080   d. 19 Aug 1139 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	LUXEMBOURG, Ermesinde of,   b. 1080   d. 24 Jun 1143 (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. ERMESINDE,   b. Jul 1186   d. 12 Feb 1247 (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Henry is an important figure in the history of the southern Netherlands and the modern countries of Belgium and Luxembourg. He was especially important to the history of the county of Namur, where he was the last member of the first line of counts, and the most powerful of them. His important inheritances were divided again after his death, bringing Namur and Luxembourg to different families. His daughter, born late in life kept Luxembourg and the smaller Ardennes lordships, while descendants of his sister Alice, counts of Flanders and Hainaut, possessed Namur.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1801] Wikipedia, Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermesinde,_Countess_of_Luxembourg [S1801] Wikipedia, Henry the Blind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Blind