Henry I, Count of Louvain
Henry I was the Count of Louvain from 1015 until 1038. He was a member of the House of Reginar.
Henry I of Louvain | |
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Count of Louvain | |
Reign | 1015 – 1038 |
Predecessor | Lambert I |
Successor | Otto (disputed) Lambert II |
Died | August 1038 Leuven |
Issue | Otto (disputed) |
House | House of Reginars |
Father | Lambert I |
Mother | Gerberga |
He was a child of Count Lambert I of Louvain and his wife, Gerberga, daughter of Duke Charles of Lower Lorraine. Henry succeeded his father on his father's death in 1015.
He was assassinated in 1038 by a knight named Hermann who was his prisoner[citation needed]. Without a male heir, he was succeeded by his brother, Lambert II
Marriage and children
[edit]Henry's wife, whose name is not recorded in history, have birth to Otto, who succeeded Henry in 1038. His existence is disputed.
A 19th century genealogy, Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi descendentium Mettensis[1] also attributes three daughters to Henri (Adelaide, Cunegonde and Adele), but it seems that they were daughters of another Henry, descendant of the counts of Louvain, who lived around 1100.