Walram III of Limburg, born in 1180, died at Rolduc July 2, 1226, was first lord of Montjoie, then Duke of Limburg in 1221 to 1226 and Count of Luxembourg from 1214 to 1226. He was the son of Henry III, Duke of Limburg, and Sophie Saarbrücken.
He was not destined to become Count of Limburg, as it was youngest son of Henry II, and only became his heir in 1214, upon the death of his elder brother. Therefore, it initially led a life of adventure in 1192 and participated in the Third Crusade. In 1212, he accompanied his cousin Henry I, Duke of Brabant to take Liege, and then in a war against the Count of Gelderland.
In 1197, upon the death of Emperor Henry VI, two candidates were elected Philip of Swabia and Othon Brunswick. The fight between the two embarked contenders, and only ended in 1208 with the death of Philippe. Waleran, first supporter of Philippe, then joined Othon.
Her second marriage brought him the important County Luxembourg. Ermesinde always claiming the County of Namur, which had risen to a nephew of the Duke Henri IV the Blind, Waleran also added a wreath to the coat of arms to mark his father that contention. In 1221, he inherited the Limburg on the death of her father and double tail of the lion on its coat of arms to show that he is the holder of two major strongholds. In 1223, he tried to resume County Namur to Philip II of Courtenay, but without success and must sign a peace treaty on February 13, 1223 in Dinant. He is then to the different diets, and accompanies the emperor in Italy. It was in the back of one of these trips he died in June 1226.
Walram of Limburg III (Waleran) 
