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Birth:          ABT 1140 
Death:          21 Jun 1221 
Burial:         Rolduc

Notes
one of the Imperial commanders at the Battle of Barlminea, 1215
He later left Otto and joined Frederick V and was at his coronation at Aachen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III,_Duke_of_Limburg
Henry III (c.?1140 – 21 June 1221) was the Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon from 
1165 to his death. He was the son and successor of Henry II and Matilda of 
Saffenberg.

In 1172, he fought against the Count of Luxembourg, Henry IV the Blind, and then his 
ally, the Count of Hainaut, Baldwin V. The environs of Arlon were devastated and the 
duke, overcome, had to recompense the Count of Luxembourg for the wrongs he had 
done him. In 1183, he supported the election of Folmar of Karden as Archbishop of 
Trier. This was opposed by the emperor, Frederick Barbarossa.

Henry had to fight his nephew, Henry I of Brabant in connection with the advocacy of 
the Abbey of Sint-Truiden. The Brabantine duke claimed the advocacy as part of his 
mother's dowry. An arrangement put an end to the war in 1191 and the Duke of 
Limburg became a vassal of the Duke of Brabant. The two dukes collaborated in the 
internal affairs of the region (Belgium).

Henry later supported Otto of Brunswick over Philip of Swabia as German king and 
imperial claimant. He fought at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. It was a disaster for 
Otto.

He married Sophia of Saarbrücken and he succeeded by his son Waleran III, Duke of 
Limburg.

Parents
____ Henry (Henri) II (ABT 1111 - Aug 1167)
VON SAFFENBERG Maud (Mathilda) (BEF 1113 - 2 Jan 1145)

Siblings
VON LIMBURG Margaret (1135 - 1173)
____ Henry III "the Old" (ABT 1140 - 21 Jun 1221)

Marriage To VON SAARBRUCKEN Sophia (1150 - AFT 1215)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
____ Simon I (ABT 1120 - 23 Jun 1182)
VON SPONHEIM Mathilda (ABT 1127 - )

Children by VON SAARBRUCKEN Sophia 1150 - AFT 1215
____ Waleran (Walram) IV (1165 - 2 Jul 1226)

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