Waleran I of Luxembourg (died 5 June 1288 in the

Battle of Worringen The Battle of Worringen was fought on 5 June 1288 near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne. It was the decisive battle of the War of the Limburg Succession, fought for the possession ...

) was Lord of Ligny and La Roche around 1281. He was the second son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg and

Margaret of Bar Margaret of Bar (1220–1275) was a daughter of Henry II of Bar and his wife Philippa of Dreux. She was Countess of Luxembourg by her marriage to Henry V of Luxembourg. She is also known as ''Marguerite of Bar''. Family Margaret's maternal gr ...

. While is older brother Henry VI became Count of Luxembourg like their father, Waleran I is the forefather and founder of what became the french branch of the

House of Luxembourg The House of Luxembourg ( lb, D'Lëtzebuerger Haus; french: Maison de Luxembourg; german: Haus Luxemburg) or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as kin ...

, the so-called house of ''Luxembourg-Ligny''.Du Chesne (1631), Luxembourg, Preuves He married Jeanne, Dame de

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(died before December 1300), and had: * Henry II, died 1303, 1295 Lord of Ligny * Waleran II (1275–1354) Lord of Ligny, Roussy and Beauvoir, married Guyotte Châtelaine de Lille († 1338) * Philipotte * Elisabeth * Marguerite, nun * Marie (died 1337), married Jean de Ghistelles (killed in 1346 in the

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) He was killed together with his brother

Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg Henry VI ( – 5 June 1288) was Count of Luxembourg and Arlon from the death of his father, Henry V the Blond, in 1281 until his own death at the battle of Worringen, seven years later, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry VII. Lif ...

in the

against

John I, Duke of Brabant John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious (1252/12533 May 1294) was Duke of Brabant (1267–1294), Lothier and Limburg (1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been painted as the perfect model ...

. His eldest son, Henry II of Ligny, succeeded him. Waleran of Luxembourg is one of the protagonists in ''

Le Tournoi de Chauvency The Tournament of Chauvency was held in 1285 to bring together the greatest knights of France and Germany for six days of jousting and other activities, a social event of primary importance at the end of the thirteenth century. Dedicated to Henry ...

'' by

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Jacques Bretel Jacques Bretel or Jacques Bretex (dates of birth and death unknown) was a French language ''trouvère'', best known for having written '' le Tournoi de Chauvency''. His only known work, signed and dated in 1285, ''le Tournoi de Chauvency'' is a l ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waleran 01 Of Luxembourg, Count Of Ligny 1288 deaths 13th-century French people Counts of Ligny French people of Luxembourgian descent Year of birth unknown