Biography of Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 1186-1247

In 1152 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 40) and Lauretta Metz Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Countess Namur, Countess Luxemburg. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders (age 53) and Swanhilde Countess Flanders. He the son of [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and [her grandmother] Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur (age 72). They were second cousin once removed.

In September 1186 Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar was born to Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 74) and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg.

Before 1190 [her future husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 24) and Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg were married. She the daughter of Frederick Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 46) and Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla Greater Poland Duchess Lorraine. He the son of [her future father-in-law] Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

On 14th August 1196 [her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 84) died. His daughter Erminsende (age 9) succeeded Countess Luxemburg.

In 1214 [her son] Henry of Bar died.

Before February 1214 [her daughter] Unknown of Bar died.

In February 1214 [her son] Renaud of Bar died.

Before 1215 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Luxemburg. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 74) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

In 1215 [her daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine was born to [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 50) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28).

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1216 [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur was born to [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 51) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 29).

In 1221 [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 56) succeeded III Duke Limburg. Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 34) by marriage Duchess Limburg.

In 1225 [her son-in-law] Matthias Metz II Duke Lorraine (age 32) and [her daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine (age 10) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 60) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 38). He the son of Frederick Metz II Duke Lorraine and Agnes of Bar Duchess Lorraine. They were fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 2nd July 1226 [her husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 61) died. His son [her step-son] Henry (age 31) succeeded IV Duke Limburg, I Count Berg.

In 1240 [her son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Luxemburg, Countess Namur. She the daughter of Henry of Bar II Count of Bar and Philippa Capet Countess of Bar (age 48). He the son of [her former husband] Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 53). They were second cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 12th February 1247 Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 60) died. Her son [her son] Henry (age 31) succeeded V Count Luxemburg, III Count Namur.

Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar and Agnes Blois. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her daughter] Elisabeth of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her daughter] Unknown of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her father] Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and [her mother] Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Countess Namur, Countess Luxemburg. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry I Count Guelders and [her grandmother] Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders. He the son of [her grandfather] Godfrey Namur I Count Namur and [her grandmother] Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur.

[her daughter] Margaret of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

[her son] Renaud of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[her son] Henry of Bar was born to Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.