Henry II (Dutch: ''Hendrik'', French: ''Henri'') was the Count of Louvain (Leuven) from 1054 through 1071 (?). Henry II was the son of

Lambert II, Count of Louvain Lambert II (died Tournai, 19 June 1054) was count of Leuven between 1033 and 1054. Lambert was the son of Lambert I of Louvain and Gerberga, daughter of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine. According to thVita Gudilae(recorded between 1048–1051) ...

and Oda of Verdun. His maternal uncles included

Pope Stephen IX Pope Stephen IX (, christened Frederick; – 29 March 1058) was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 August 1057 to his death on 29 March 1058. He was a member of the Ardenne-Verdun family, who ruled the Duchy of Lorra ...

and Duke

Godfrey the Bearded Godfrey III ( – 1069), called the Bearded, was the eldest son of Gothelo I, Duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine. Biography Disputed succession By inheritance, Godfrey was Count of Verdun and he became Margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of t ...

of Lorraine.

Marriage and issue

Henry married Adela of Thuringia.Jaarboek voor Middeleeuwse geschiedenis, Uitgeverij Verloren, 199
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/ref> Henry and Adela had several sons and a daughter: *

Henry III, Count of Louvain Henry III of Louvain (German: ''Heinrich'', Dutch: ''Hendrik'', French: ''Henri''; died 1095), was Count of Louvain (Leuven) and Landgrave of Brabant, son of Henry II (c. 1020–1078), Count of Louvain and Brussels, and Adela of Orthen (or Betu ...

(d. 1095). He married Gertrude of Flanders (1080–1117), daughter of Robert I of Flanders and

Gertrude of Saxony Gertrude of Saxony ( 1030 – August 4, 1113), also known as Gertrude Billung, was a countess of Holland by marriage to Floris I, Count of Holland, and countess of Flanders by marriage to Robert I, Count of Flanders. She was regent of Holland ...

. They probably bore duchess

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

wife of

Simon I of Lorraine Simon I (1076 – 13 or 14 January 1139) was the duke of Lorraine from 1115 to his death, the eldest son and successor of Theodoric II and Hedwig of Formbach and a half-brother of Emperor Lothair III. Continuing the policy of friendship ...

, and countess Gertrude wife to Lambert, count of Montaigu and Clermont. *

Godfrey I, Count of Louvain Godfrey I (, 1060 – 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the Landgrave of Brabant, Count of Brussels and Leuven (Louvain) from 1095 to his death and Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1106 to 1129. He was also Marg ...

(1060–1139). He married Ida de Chiny & Namur, who bore at least five children e.g. Godfrey II of Louvain,

Duke of Lower Lorraine The kings and dukes of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions, since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established region were k ...

. later he married

Clementia of Burgundy Clementia of Burgundy (c. 1078 – c. 1133) was countess of County of Flanders, Flanders by marriage to Robert II of Flanders. She acted as regent of Flanders from 1096 until 1100, while her spouse was on crusade, and in the name of their son Baldwi ...

and bore Joceline of Louvain. *

Albero I of Louvain Albero is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero (1906–1945), Spanish nun * Vicente Albero (born 1944), Spanish politician and economist * Albero I of Louvain (1070–1128), Roman Cat ...

, Bishop of

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

* Ida of Louvain, who married

Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut Baldwin II (1056–1098?) was count of Hainaut from 1071 to his death. He was an unsuccessful claimant to the County of Flanders. He disappeared in Anatolia during the First Crusade. Minority Baldwin was the younger son of Count Baldwin VI ...

.Gislebertus (of Mons), Laura Napran, Chronicle of Hainaut, Boydell Press, 2005

Ancestry

References

House of Reginar Counts of Louvain 11th-century nobility from the Holy Roman Empire 11th-century counts in Europe 1020s births 1071 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{Belgium-bio-stub

Marriage and issue

Ancestry

See also

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