Henry II, Count of Louvain

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Henry II
Count of Louvain
Count of Brussels
Bornc. 1020
Died1078
Noble family House of Reginar
Spouse(s)Adèle
Issue Henry III, Count of Louvain
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain
Albero I of Louvain, Prince-Bishop of Liège
Ide
Father Lambert II, Count of Louvain
MotherOda of Verdun

Henry II (Dutch: Hendrik, French: Henri) was the Count of Louvain (Leuven) from 1054 through 1071 (?). Henry II was the son of Lambert II, Count of Louvain and Oda of Verdun. His maternal uncles included Pope Stephen IX and Duke Godfrey the Bearded of Lorraine. [1]

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Marriage and issue

Henry married Adela of Thuringa. [2] Henry and Adela had several sons and a daughter:

Ancestry

See also

Regnal titles
Preceded by Gules a fess argent.svg Count of Louvain
1054-1078		Succeeded by

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References

  1. ↑ Heather J. Tanner, Families, friends, and allies: Boulogne and politics in northern France and England, c. 879-1160, BRILL, 2004, p 300
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jaarboek voor Middeleeuwse geschiedenis, Uitgeverij Verloren, 1998 Google Books
  3. ↑ Gislebertus (of Mons), Laura Napran, Chronicle of Hainaut, Boydell Press, 2005
  4. ↑ Parisse (1981), "Généalogie de la Maison d'Ardenne", La maison d'Ardenne Xe-XIe siècles. Actes des Journées Lotharingiennes, 24 - 26 oct. 1980, Centre Univ., Luxembourg: 9–41; Kupper, "Annexe 2", Liège et l’Église impériale


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