Son of Henry III, duke of Limburg and Sophia of Saarbrücken
Husband of Cunégonde de Haute-Lorraine and Ermesinde de Namur, countess of Luxembourg
Father of Waleran van Limburg, Herr von Monschau; Henry IV, duke of Limburg; Sophia van Limburg, Princess; Mathilde van Limburg; Jutta van Limburg; Catharina van Limburg; Gerard van Limburg, seigneur de Durbuy; Gaulus van Limburg, seigneur de Forêt; NN van Limburg; Beatrice, dame de La Marche; Margaretha van Limburg and Henry van Luxemburg, duke of Limburg « less
Brother of Hendrik van Wassenberg; Prins-Bisschop van Luik Simon de Limbourg; Judith von Limburg; Maria von Limburg; Adelheid van Limburg; Isolda van Limburg; Frederik van Limburg, avoué de Hesbaie; Petronella van Limburg and Gerard van Limburg, heer van Horne en Wassenberg
Half brother of Macharius von Limburg
In 1104, a young priest by the name of Ailbertus of Antoing founded an Augustinian abbey in the Land of Rode, near the river Wurm. The abbey was called Kloosterrade, which later became 's-Hertogenrade (in French: Rode-le-Duc or Rolduc), after the ducal castle that was built across the Wurm. Ailbertus died in 1111 and his bones were later interred in the crypt. In 1136 the land of Rode, including the abbey, fell into the hands of the Duchy of Limburg. Kloosterrade was considered to be their family church. Several dukes of Limburg are buried at Rolduc, such as Walram III, whose cenotaph can be found in the nave of the church
(1) Il est marié avec Cunigunde (Kunigunde) de Haute Lorraine von Monschau.
Ils se sont mariés.
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(2) Il est marié avec Ermesinde de Namur.
Ils se sont mariés.
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Waleran III (or Walram III) (c. 1165 – 2 July 1226) was initially lord of Montjoie, then count of Luxembourg from 1214. He became count of Arlon and duke of Limburg on his father's death in 1221. He was the son of Henry III of Limburg and Sophia of Saarbrücken.
As a younger son, he did not expect to inherit. He carried on an adventurous youth and took part in the Third Crusade in 1192.[1] In 1208, the imperial candidate Philip of Swabia died and Waleran, his erstwhile supporter, turned to his opponent, Otto of Brunswick. In 1212, he accompanied his first cousin Henry I, Duke of Brabant, to Liège, then in a war with Guelders. Waleran's first wife, Cunigunda, a daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine, died in 1214 and in May he married Ermesinda of Luxembourg,[2] and became count jure uxoris there. Ermesinda claimed Namur and so Waleran added a crown to his coat of arms to symbolise this claim.
In 1221, he inherited Limburg and added a second tail to the rampant lion on his arms. This symbolised his holding of two great fiefs. In 1223, he again tried to take Namur from the Margrave Philip II. He failed and signed a peace treaty on 13 February in Dinant. He then took part in various imperial diets and accompanied the Emperor Frederick II into Italy. Returning from there, he died in Rolduc
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