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Waleran IV (or Walram IV) (died 1279) was the
duke
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of
Limburg
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* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
from 1247 to his death. He was the son and successor of
Henry IV and
Ermengarde,
count
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ess of
Berg Berg may refer to:
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*Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
* Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
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*Berg (state), county and duchy of the Holy ...
.
He played a great part in the politics of the
Great Interregnum In the Holy Roman Empire, the Great Interregnum (so-called to distinguish it from the shorter period between 924 and 962) was a period of time following the death of Frederick II where the succession of the Holy Roman Empire was contested and fough ...
in
Germany
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. He left the
Hohenstaufen
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fold and supported
William II of Holland
William II (February 1227 – 28 January 1256) was the Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. He was elected anti-king of Germany in 1248 and ruled as sole king from 1254 onwards.
Early life
William was the eldest son and heir ...
as king. He was sent in an embassy to
Henry III of England
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and after William's death, supported Henry's brother
Richard
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,
earl
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of
Cornwall
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, as king. In 1272, he was party to the nobles who offered the crown to
Ottokar II of Bohemia
Ottokar II ( cs, Přemysl Otakar II.; , in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Lower Austria), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his deat ...
and then
Rudolph of Habsburg
Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death.
Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which h ...
.
In 1252, he intervened in the
War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault
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, at the side of
Jean d'Avesnes
John of Avesnes (1 May 1218 – 24 December 1257) was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death.
Life
Born in Houffalize, John was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes. As the marriage of Marg ...
. After 1258, he fell out with
John I of Brabant, putting an end to sixty years of good relations with the dukes of
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* London-Brabant Massif, a geological structure stretching from England to northern Germany
Belgium
* Province of Bra ...
.
Waleran frequently intervened in the business of the
archbishop
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of
Cologne
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in his constant fight with the
bourgeoisie
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of the city.
He married twice: first with Jutta, daughter of
Dietrich V, Count of Cleves
Dietrich V was Count of Cleves from 1201 through 1260. Dietrich was born about 1185 as the son of Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Holland.
Possibly Dietrich V succeeded in 1198, under regency of Arnold II.
In 1234, he participa ...
; and secondly with Kunigunde, daughter of
Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg
Otto III, nicknamed ''the pious'' (1215 – 9 October 1267 in Brandenburg an der Havel) was Margrave of Brandenburg jointly with his elder brother John I until John died in 1266. Otto III then ruled alone, until his death, the following year.
...
. His daughter with Jutta,
Ermengarde, succeeded him as Duchess of Limburg.
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Dukes of Limburg
1279 deaths
Year of birth unknown