Arnold VI de Rumigny (died May 1373),
Count of Looz
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(as Arnold IV) (1362–1364), son of William of Oreye, Lord of Rumigny (by donation of
Louis IV, Count of Looz in 1331), and Jeanne de Looz, daughter of
Arnold V
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, Count of Loon and Chiny, and, Marguerite Vianden, Lady of Perwez and Grimbergen.
In 1336, at the death of his uncle, Louis IV, Count of Loon and Chiny, Arnold laid claim to the estates, but without success. Instead, the estates passed to another nephew,
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. Finally, on January 25, 1362, he bought the rights to the counties from his cousin
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, Count of Looz and Chiny. Looz, however, was still occupied by the troops of
Engelbert III of the Marck,
Prince-Bishop of Liege.
On December 25, Arnold approached the
Emperor Charles IV for his help in financing the reconquest of Looz, but he failed in that endeavor. Without options, he sold the counties to
Wenceslaus, Duke of Luxembourg, on June 16, 1364. On September 23, 1366, he entered into a transaction with
John of Arkel
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, Prince-Bishop of Liège, receiving some financial compensation for the occupation of the counties
In 1346, Arnold married Elizabeth of Flanders, illegitimate daughter of
Louis of Flanders, Count of Nevers. No children are recorded.
Sources
Arlette Laret-Kayser, ''Entre Bar et Luxembourg : Le Comté de Chiny des Origines à 130''0, Bruxelles (éditions du Crédit Communal, Collection Histoire, série in-8°, n° 72), 1986
1373 deaths
Counts of Chiny
Year of birth unknown