County of Luxembourg

county in Western Europe during the Middle Ages

7 dated entries naming County of Luxembourg, drawn from 7 separate years between 922 CE and 1308 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as County of Luxemburg in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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10th century

  • 922Hedwig of Nordgau, countess of Luxemburg (approximate date)source

11th century

  • 1007Giselbert, count of Luxembourg (approximate date)source
  • 1059August 14 – Giselbert, count of Luxembourgsource
  • 1081William I, count of Luxembourg (d. 1131)source
  • 1086August 8 – Conrad I, count of Luxembourg (b. 1040)source

13th century

  • 1288June 5 – War of the Limburg Succession – Battle of Worringen: Brabantian forces under Duke John I defeat the coalition army of Cologne, Luxemburg, and Nassau at Worringen (in a struggle to conquer the Duchy of Limburg). John liberates the city of Cologne from rule by the Electorate of Cologne, which has previously been one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire.source

14th century

  • 1308November 27 – Henry VII Count of Luxemburg, is elected the new Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt. The election comes with the support of his brother Baldwin, Archbishop of Trier, who wins over most of the electors, in exchange for some substantial concessions. The only elector who does not support Henry of Luxemburg is Henry of Bohemia.source

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