Waleran IV (or Walram IV) (died 1279) was the

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from 1247 to his death.

Life

Waleran was the son and successor of Henry IV and

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ess of

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. He played a great part in the politics of the

Great Interregnum There were many imperial interregna in the history of the Holy Roman Empire, when there was no emperor. Interregna in which there was no emperor-elect (king of the Romans) were rarer. Among the longest periods without an emperor were between 92 ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. He left the

Hohenstaufen The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynast ...

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 Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of John, King of England, King John and Isabella of Ang ...

and after William's death, supported Henry's brother

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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 (; , in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Austria, 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 death in 1278 ...

and then

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. In 1252, he intervened in the

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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 Marga ...

.Rogers, Clifford J., ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology'', Volume 1, Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 538
After 1258, he fell out with

John I of Brabant John I, also called John the Victorious (1252/533 May 1294) was Duke of Brabant (1267–1294), Duke of Lothier, Lothier and Duchy of Limburg, Limburg (1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been painted ...

, putting an end to sixty years of good relations with the dukes of Brabant. Waleran frequently intervened in the business of the

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in his constant fight with the

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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 1202 through 1260. Dietrich was born about 1185 as the son of Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Holland. In 1234, he participated in the Stedinger Crusade The Stedinger Crusade (1233–1234) wa ...

; 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, Margrave of Brandenburg, John I until John died in 1266. Otto III then ruled alone, unti ...

. His daughter with Jutta,

, succeeded him as Duchess of Limburg and married

Reginald I of Guelders Reginald I of Guelders (1255 – October 9, 1326 in Montfort (Limburg), Monfort) was Count of Guelders and Zutphen from January 10, 1271, until his death. Life He was the son of Otto II, Count of Guelders and Philippe of Dammartin. In 1276 he m ...

References

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