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Birth:          ABT 1111 of Lorraine, France
Death:          Aug 1167 Rome

Notes
b 1110/1115
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Duke_of_Limburg
Henry II (c.?1111 – August 1167) was the duke of Limburg from 1139 and count of 
Arlon from 1147 to his death. He was the son of Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine, 
and Jutta of Guelders, daughter of Gerard I of Guelders. He succeeded his father in 
Limburg with the title of duke, but Conrad III refused to grant him Lower Lorraine. He 
continued to style himself as duke nevertheless.

Henry refused at first to accept the loss of Lorraine and attacked the new duke, 
Godfrey VII. He was defeated. Godfrey died in 1142, but Henry was occupied with a 
war against the lord of Fauquemont and did not assert any claim to the duchy of Lower 
Lorraine.

In 1147, he inherited Arlon, his younger brother Waleran having died without children. 
Conrad confirmed this, for he had promised Henry a fief to compensate for the loss of 
Lorraine, and the duke and the king were reconciled. Henry did not take part in the 
Second Crusade that year, however. Henry attended the coronation of Conrad's 
successor, Frederick Barbarossa.

At that time, Henry was involved in a war with Henry IV of Luxembourg. The town of 
Andenne was taken and completely plundered and burned. Then Henry turned to 
Godfrey VIII, but they soon made peace in 1155. Henry's daughter Margaret married 
Godfrey.

Henry took part in Barbarossa's Italian campaigns, dying during the epidemic of 1167 
at Rome.

He had married Mathilda of Saffenberg and he succeeded by his son Henry III, Duke 
of Limburg.

Parents
____ Waleran (Walram) III "Paganus" (ABT 1085 - 6 Aug 1139)
VON WASSENBERG Jutta (ABT 1093 - 24 Jun 1151)

Siblings
____ Henry (Henri) II (ABT 1111 - Aug 1167)

Marriage To VON SAFFENBERG Maud (Mathilda) (BEF 1113 - 2 Jan 1145)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
VON SAFFENBERG Adalbert (Adolph) ()
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Children by VON SAFFENBERG Maud (Mathilda) BEF 1113 - 2 Jan 1145
VON LIMBURG Margaret (1135 - 1173)
____ Henry III "the Old" (ABT 1140 - 21 Jun 1221)

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