Waleran II “the Pagan”, duke of Lower Lorraine

Also known as Walram. Also numbered as III. The byname "the Pagan" is supposed to have been given because Waleran was baptized relatively late.

Count, then duke, of Limburg

Count of Arlon

Lord of Reifferscheid and of Wassenberg

Advocate of the abbey of Saint-Trond and of the town of Duisburg

Duke of Lower Lorraine

Events

Date of Birth: about 1085.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The estimated date is given by Cawley.

Date of Death: 6 August 1139.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Cawley.

Relationships

Father: Henry I, count of Limburg, duke of Lower Lorraine.

This relationship is given by Yans, by Neu, and by Weller.

Mother: uncertain.

Sources differ as to whether Waleran was a son of the first or second wife of Henry.

Spouse: Judith of Wassenberg.

This relationship is given by Yans, by Neu, and by Weller (p. 519).

Children:

(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.)

Hendrik II (died August 1167), duke of Limburg, married (1) Matilda of Saffenberg; married (2) Lauretta of Flanders.

Gerhard married Elisabeth.

Beatrix married Ruprecht (I), count of Laurenburg.

Waleran.

a daughter married Ekbert, count of Tecklenburg.

References

Cawley, Charles. “WALRAM (II) "Paganus" 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 I, duc de Limbourg et comte d'Arlon” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 9 (Bruxelles:1886-1887). pp. 146 - 149.

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.