Henry I (died 1097),
Count of Durbuy, son of
Albert II, Count of Namur
Albert II of Namur was Count of County of Namur, Namur from the death of his elder brother Robert II, Count of Namur, Robert II to his death in 1067. They were the sons of Albert I, Count of Namur, Albert I, and Ermengarde, daughter of duke Charles ...
, and Regilende, daughter of
Gothelo I, Count of Verdun and Duke of Lorraine.
Emperor Henry IV
Henry IV (; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the son of Henry III, Holy ...
confirmed donations made by Henry to
Saint James's Church, Liège, as witnessed by
Giselbert II, Count of Duras. Henry participated in the
First Crusade
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Muslim conquest ...
and died in Jerusalem in 1097.
Henry was married, but the name of his wife is unknown. They had one child:
*
Godefroi, Count of Durbuy
Upon his death, Henry was succeeded as Count of Durbuy by his son Godefroi.
Sources
* Gade, John A., ''Luxembourg in the Middle Ages'', Brill, 1951
* ''Terre de Durbuy, catalogue d'exposition, Durbuy,'' Halle aux Blés, Ministère de la Communauté française, Direction générale des Arts et des Lettres, Administration du Patrimoine Culturel, 1982
Belgian nobility