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Birth:          ABT 1065 
Death:          1095 Tornai, France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III,_Count_of_Louvain
Henry III of Louvain (German: Heinrich, Dutch:Hendrik, French: Henri), died in Tournai 
in 1095, was count of Louvain (Leuven) and landgrave of Brabant, son of Henry II (c. 
1020–1078), count of Louvain and Brussels, and Adela of Orthen (or Betuwe), a 
daughter of Count Everard of Orthen.
Life[edit]

At his father Henry's death 1078 he became count of Louvain.

He was allied by family marriages to most of the nearby lords: he was brother-in-law of 
Baldwin II of Hainaut, and son-in-law of Robert I of Flanders. The bishop of Liège, 
Henri I of Verdun, was peace-loving. Henry was able to concentrate on the internal 
affairs of his lands, without external threats. He supported religious foundations in the 
western parts, and legislated to reduce lawlessness.

After the death on 20 September 1085 of Hermann II, count palatine of Lotharingia, he 
became landgrave of Brabant, which was an imperial fief between the Dender and the 
Zenne.

In July 1095, he took part in a tournament in Tournai. Fighting in a joust against 
Gosuin de Forest, he was mortally wounded.

Family[edit]

About 1090 he married Gertrude of Flanders (1080–1117), daughter of Robert I of 
Flanders and Gertrude of Saxony.

A genealogy of the time attributes to him four daughters (not named). Since he was 
succeeded by his brother Godfrey I of Leuven, it is inferred that he did not leave a 
son as heir. It has been suggested that the daughters included:
Adelaide, wife of duke Simon I of Lorraine
Gertrude, wife to Lambert, count of Montaigu and Clermont.

Gertrude of Flanders, widowed, married in 1096 duke Theodoric II of Lorraine (died 
1115) and was mother of Thierry of Alsace ("Theodoric").

Parents
____ Henry (Henri) II (1021 - ABT 1079)
OF THE BETUWE (ORLAMUNDA) Adelaide (Adele) (Alix) (ABT 1045 - AFT 1086)

Siblings
____ Godfrey I "A La Barbe" ("the Bearded") (ABT 1060 - 25 Jan 1139)
DE LOUVAIN Ida (Alix) (ABT 1063 - 1139)
____ Henry III (ABT 1065 - 1095)

Marriage To DE FLANDERS Gertrude (ABT 1070 - 1117)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
____ Robert (Robrecht) I "de Fries" ("the Frisian") (ABT 1033 - 3 Oct 1093)
OF SAXONY Gertrude (ABT 1028 - 4 Aug 1113)

Children by DE FLANDERS Gertrude ABT 1070 - 1117
DE LOUVAIN Adelaide (Adelheid) (ABT 1085 - ABT 1160)

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