Walter IV of Enghien (died 1381), Hainault nobleman and soldier, was the son of

Sohier of Enghien Sohier of Enghien (died March 21, 1364) was the titular Duke of Athens, and Count of Brienne and Lord of Enghien from 1356 to 1364. The second, but eldest surviving son of Walter of Enghien (''Gautier III d'Enghien'') ( fr) and Isabella of Brienn ...

. He was

Count of Brienne The County of Brienne was a medieval county in France centered on Brienne-le-Château. Counts of Brienne * Engelbert I * Engelbert II * Engelbert III * Engelbert IV * Walter I (? – c. 1090) * Erard I (c. 1090 – c. 1120?) * Walter II ...

as Walter VII and Lord of Enghien in 1364–1381. Appointed Marshal of Flanders by

Louis II of Flanders Louis II ( nl, Lodewijk van Male; french: Louis II de Flandre) (25 October 1330, Male – 30 January 1384, Lille), also known as Louis of Male, a member of the House of Dampierre, was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel from 1346 as well as ...

, he energetically prosecuted the war against the rebellious

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...

ois. He is notorious for his sack of the city of

Geraardsbergen Geraardsbergen (; french: Grammont, ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen prop ...

on July 7, 1381, wherein his troops burned and destroyed the town, killing many of its inhabitants. Rejoining the Flemish army besieging Ghent, he and a handful of companions were trapped by an ambush laid by the Ghentois, perhaps composed of survivors of Geraardsbergen. He and his illegitimate half-brother John were both cut down in the fighting. He was succeeded by his heir in

proximity of blood Proximity of blood, or proximity by degree of kinship, is one of the ways to determine hereditary succession based on genealogy. In effect, the application of this rule is a refusal to recognize the right of representation, a component of primogen ...

, his uncle

Louis of Enghien Louis of Enghien (died March 17, 1394) titular Duke of Athens, Count of Brienne and Lord of Enghien in 1381–1394, Count of Conversano in 1356–1394. His coat-of-arms was "Enghien (gyronny of eight argent and sable crusilly or), a label gules bez ...

References

Froissart's Chronicles Froissart's ''Chronicles'' (or ''Chroniques'') are a prose history of the Hundred Years' War written in the 14th century by Jean Froissart. The ''Chronicles'' open with the events leading up to the deposition of Edward II in 1326, and cover th ...

, Book II, Chapter 81 1381 deaths Counts of Brienne Brienne, Walter IV d'Enghien, comte de Year of birth unknown {{France-noble-stub