Dutch: Hendrik
French: Henri
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: August 1167.
Place of Death: Rome.
The date and place are given by Cawley.
Place of Burial: Rolduc in Kerkrade, the Netherlands.
The place is given by Cawley.
Relationships
Father: Waleran II “the Pagan”, count of Limburg.
This relationship is given by Wauters, by Neu, and by Weller.
Mother: Judith of Wassenberg.
This relationship is given by Yans, by Neu, and by Weller.
Spouse: Matilda of Saffenburg. Married 1136.
This relationship is given by Wauters, by Neu, and by Weller (p. 519).
Spouse: Lauretta of Flanders. Married about 1150, divorced before 1152.
This relationship is given by Wauters, by Neu, and by Weller (p. 520).
Children (by Mathilde):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)
Margaretha (died 1172) married Godfried III van Leuven (later Godfried VII, duke of Lower Lorraine).
Hendrik III (died 21 June 1221), duke of Limburg, married Sophie.
References
Cawley, Charles. “HENDRIK van Limburg” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Neu, Heinrich. “Heinrich II” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 8 (1969), S. 367 [Onlinefassung].
Wauters, Alphonse. “Henri II, duc de Limbourg” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 9 (Bruxelles:1886-1887). pp. 149 - 151.
Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).
Yans, M. “Waleran II, dit Payen” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 27 (Bruxelles:1938). pp. 49 - 53.