Henry I of Limbourg, born around 1059, died around 1119, Count Limbourg and Arlon from 1082 to 1119 and the Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1101 to 1106. He is the son of Waleran I, Count d'Arlon and Limbourg, and Jutte of Lower Lorraine.
He opposes Egilbert, archbishop of Trier about qu'Adèle well, a former Countess of Arlon, gave to the church of Trier then resumed. Egilbert, the sum of return such property, the excommunicated, but the count failed. Egilbert is forced to take up arms and saddled with a serious defeat.
As qu'avoué the abbey of Saint-Trond, load he had inherited from his father, he intervenes in the internal affairs of this abbey. Hermann, the abbot appointed by the bishop of Metz Poppon and supported by Godfrey de Bouillon and Henri de Limbourg, displeased Emperor, which puts the abbey under the Comte de Looz Arnoul. This comes at Sint-Truiden and forçe Godefroy and Henri to withdraw.
Shortly thereafter, several big feudal lords in the region went on a crusade, led by Godfrey de Bouillon. This will increase the authority of Henri de Limbourg on the territory of what was to become Belgium, and which he abused to the detriment of several abbeys. The emperor Henry IV must intervene to put an end to his actions and takes Limbourg in June 1101. After making its bid, Henri de Limbourg returned to grace, and receives the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, vacant since the departure of Godfrey de Bouillon crusade. About this duchy, he was in competition with Godefroy de Louvain.
It shows did not necessarily appreciate, as it is reluctant to take sides and change sides during the quarrels between the emperor Henry IV to his son, the future Henry V. He finally agreed to join permanently by Henri IV.
In 1106, Henry IV dies, and his son attacked supporters of his father. Its fields are ravaged, and took Limbourg is Henri is encased in Hildesheim. The duchy was withdrawn him to be entrusted with Godefroy de Louvain. Henry escapes and attempts to resume the Lower Lorraine, but fails, and must make peace with Henry V and Godefroy. However, he retained the title Duke and describes himself as a Duke of Limbourg.
Thereafter, he took part in revolts against Emperor Lothair alongside Saxony, and to combat Andernach (1114) and Welphesholt (February 11, 1115), where each time the emperor was defeated.
Marriages and children [edit]
He married Adelaide of Podenstein (1061 † 1106), daughter of Potenstein boson, and Judith from Schweinfurt, and has:
* Waleran II (1085 † 1139), Duke of Limbourg and Lower Lorraine
* Agnes († 1136), married to Frederick of Putelendorf († 1125), then to Veckenstedt Walo († 1126)
* Adelaide (1090 1146), married
O towards 1115 (1214), Count of Arnsberg
O Kuno (1139), Count of Horbourg
O towards 1140 (1159), Count of Dachau
* Mathilde (1095), married to Henri de Namur, Count de la Roche
He perhaps another son Simon, who engages in the First Crusade and became Constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Henry de Limbourg 
