Waleran II (or Walram II) ( 1085 – 1139), also called Paganus, probably due to a late baptism, was the

Duke of Limburg The counts of Limburg ruled a medieval county with its capital at Limbourg-sur-Vesdre, lying between Liège and Aachen. They rose to prominence when one of them was appointed Duke of Lower Lorraine. Though Lorraine was later confiscated, the d ...

and

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''de'' ">:de:Grafschaft Arlon">''de'' from his father's death in about 1119 until his own twenty years later. He was given the

Duchy of Lower Lorraine The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, also called Northern Lotharingia, Lower Lorraine or Northern Lorraine (and also referred to as '' Lothier'' or '' Lottier''

Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, sometimes numbered Lothair II and also known as Lothair of Supplinburg ( June 1075 – 4 December 1137), was Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 until his death. He was appointed Duke of Saxony in 1106 and elected King of Germany in 1125 be ...

in 1128 after the latter's accession as

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in 1125.

Life

Waleran was the son of

Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine Henry I ( – 1119) was the count of Limburg and Arlon from 1082 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine between 1101 and 1106. His mother was Jutta, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and his father is uncertain, but possibly na ...

(1101–1106), and Adelaide of Pottenstein (Adelheid von Botenstein). Henry had been forced to yield the duchy to

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

Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1216–1281 ...

's succession, but had kept the ducal title. With the coming of Lothair, Godfrey was forced to yield it to Waleran. Godfrey was not willing to do so and war broke out, especially over disputes about the advocats of the abbey of

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, the Counts of Duras. In 1129, Waleran and the

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, Alexandre de Juliers, defeated Godfrey's forces at

Wilderen Sint-Truiden (; ; ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. With more than 41,500 inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in Limburg. The municipality includes the former communes (now '' ...

, near Duras, but Brabant and Duras subsequently continued to fight until they came to terms three years later. Though Waleran and Godfrey eventually reconciled, Godfrey continued to use the ducal title.

Marriage

Waleran married Jutta von Wassenberg sometime between 1107–10, daughter of

Gerard I of Guelders Gerard I, Count of Guelders (c. 1060 – 8 March 1129) was Count of Guelders (Gelre in Dutch). He was the son of Theodoric of Wassenberg. He may have been married to Clementia of Aquitaine, although that proposed marriage seems to be based on a ...

. In 1129, Waleran was made forester of Duisbourg. In 1139, Lothair died and Waleran supported

Conrad of Hohenstaufen Conrad of Hohenstaufen ( – 8 November 1195) was the first hereditary Count Palatine of the Rhine. His parents were Frederick II of Swabia (1090–1147), Duke of Swabia, and his second wife Agnes of Saarbrücken, daughter of Frederick, ...

, who was elected. He remained faithful to the new king until his death shortly thereafter. He was succeeded by

Godfrey II of Leuven Godfrey II (; 1110 – 13 June 1142) was the count of Louvain, landgrave of Brabant by inheritance from 23 January 1139. He was the son of Godfrey I and Ida of Chiny. He was also the duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey VII), and as such also mar ...

in Lorraine. Waleran and Jutta's children included: *

Henry II, Duke of Limburg Henry II ( – August 1167) was the duke of Duchy of Limburg, Limburg from 1139 and count of Arlon from 1147 to his death. He was the son of Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Jutta of Guelders, daughter of Gerard I of Guelders. He succeeded ...

(d. Rome, Aug 1167), Count of Arlon from 1139 and Duke of Limburg from 1140 *Gerhard van Limburg, who married Elizabeth nknownand had a child, Gerhard (1148– ) * Beatrix van Limburg (– 12 July, after 1164), who married

Rupert I, Count of Laurenburg Rupert I of Laurenburg, (died before 13 May 1154Dek (1970).Hesselfelt (1965).Van de Venne & Stols (1937).), was count of Laurenburg and one of the ancestors of the House of Nassau. Biography Rupert was a son of Dudo of Laurenburg (German: ''D ...

(d. before 13 May 1154), *Walram van Limburg (d. 5 Jan 1147) *a daughter (d. 1150/51) who married Ekbert, Graf von Tecklenburg.

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