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Waleran I of Luxembourg

Waleran I, Lord of Ligny
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Coat of Arms of Waleran I
Lord of Ligny and La Roche
Reign 1281 - 1288
Predecessor Henry I
Successor Henry II
Died 5 June 1288
Spouse Jeanne of Beaurevoir
Issue Henry II of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny
Waleran II of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny
Philipotte of Luxembourg
Elisabeth of Luxembourg
Marguerite of Luxembourg
Marie of Luxembourg
House Luxembourg
Father Henry I of Ligny
Mother Margaret of Bar

Waleran I of Luxembourg (died 5 June 1288 in the Battle of Worringen) was since 1281 Lord of Ligny and La Roche.

He was the second son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar.

He married Jeanne, Dame de Beaurevoir (died before December 1300), and had:

He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant. His eldest son, Henry II of Ligny, succeeded him.
Waleran of Luxembourg is one of the protagonists in Le Tournoi de Chauvency by trouvère Jacques Bretel.


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