Gérard I of Durbuy (1223 – after 1298), was the Count of Durbuy from 1247 to his death. He was the second son of

Waleran III of Limburg Waleran III (or Walram III) ( – 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 S ...

and

Ermesinda of Luxembourg Ermesinde (July 1186 – 12 February 1247) ruled as the Counts, Dukes and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, countess of Luxembourg from 1197 until her death. She was the only child of Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Count Henry IV and his second wife Agn ...

. He married Mechthilde, daughter of Thierry of Cleves, Lord of

Dinslaken Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods ''Hiesfeld'' and ''Eppinghoven''. Geography Dinslaken ...

, and Elisabeth of Brabant before 1259. They had the following issue: * Ermesinde (d. 1272), married to Gerhard V, Count of Blankenheim (d. after 1309) * Catherine (d. September 26, 1328), married to 1) Albert, Lord of Voorne (d. 1287) and 2) Wolfart of Borsselen (d. 1289) * Agnes * Mary * Mathilda, Lady of

Melin Melin is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Saône department The following is a list of the 539 communes in the French department of Haute ...

, married to Henin of

Fontaine-l'Évêque Fontaine-l'Évêque (; wa, Fontinne-l'-Eveke) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Fontaine-l'Évêque had a total population of 16,687. The total area is 28.41 km² which ...

* Pentecosta, married to William of Mortagne, Lord of Rumes (1268, d. 1302) * Isabella, Lady of Roussy, married to Henry II of Grandpré Lord of

Houffalize Houffalize (; german: Hohenfels; wa, Oufalijhe) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.Sven Vrielinck: De territoriale indeling van België 1795-1963 Volume 1. Universitaire Pers Leuven 2000. page 48 ...

and Livry * Margret (d. 1291), married to John II Lord of Ghistelles (d. 1315). Gérard was the last count of Durbuy, the position transitioning to

Emperor Henry VII Henry VII (German: ''Heinrich''; c. 1273 – 24 August 1313),Kleinhenz, pg. 494 also known as Henry of Luxembourg, was Count of Luxembourg, King of Germany (or '' Rex Romanorum'') from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was the first empe ...

after his death.

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