Walram I of Luxembourg

1250 - 1288  (~ 38 years)

• Name	Walram I of Luxembourg
  Born	cir 1250
  Gender	Male
  Died	05 Jun 1288	Germany
  Person ID	I149392	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Henry V of Luxembourg,   b. 1217, Luxembourg ,   d. 24 Nov 1281, Luxembourg  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Margarete of Bar,   b. 1220,   d. 23 Nov 1273, Palestine  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F59832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanne of Beauvior,   b. cir 1250
  Children	1. Walram II of Luxembourg,   b. 1277,   d. 1354  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F59831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288 near the town of Worringen (also called Woeringen), nowadays a suburb of Cologne. The battle was fought for the possession of the duchy of Limburg, and was one of the largest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages. The archbishop of Cologne, Count Henry VI of Luxemburg and his brother Walram I of Ligny, and count Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg joined forces with the Guelders side, while the counts of Loon, Tecklenburg and Waldeck were allied with Brabant. In 1288, Reinoud sold his rights to Limburg to Henry of Luxemburg, just before peace talks were scheduled. This angered John of Brabant, who started a campaign against Reinoud. The two sides finally met at Worringen, a castle on the Rhine, which was taken by the archbishop of Cologne. The citizens of Cologne however fought on the side of Brabant. In the earliest phases of the battle, John of Brabant and Henry of Luxemburg met. In this fight, Henry was killed by a Brabant knight. Soon after that, the archbishop of Cologne entered the battle with too little support from his army, and he was captured by the count of Berg. The battle ended in a victory for Brabant when Reinoud of Guelders was captured and lord Walram of Valkenburg had to retreat. Walram of Ligny was killed. (Wikipedia)