Count of Luxemburg Henri de Luxembourg, VI

1241 - 1288  (47 years)

• Name	Henri de Luxembourg  [1, 2]
  Title	Count of Luxemburg
  Suffix	VI
  Birth	1241	Luxembourg   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	1288  [2]
  	His father took part in Saint Louis's crusade against Tunis; he continued this war and was ultimately killed alongside three of his brothers at the Battle of Worringen
  Death	5 Jun 1288	Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I9648	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Count Maas Henri de Luxembourg, V,   b. 1217, Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium d. 24 Nov 1281, Walloon Brabant, Luxembourg, Belgium (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marguerite de Bar,   b. 1220, Lorraine, France d. 25 Nov 1275, Israel (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Jun 1240	Luxembourg, Belgium   [1]
  Family ID	F3260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrice de Avesnes,   b. 1242, Beaumont, Brabant Wallon, Belgium d. 1 Mar 1321, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bohemia, and Luxemborg Emperor Henry, VII,   b. 12 Jul 1274, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 24 Aug 1313, Buonconvento, Siena, Toscana, Italy (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 5 Jun 1288 - Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Old World

  _Henry VI Count of Luxembourg Henry VI (c.  1240 – 5 Jun 1288) was Count of Luxembourg and Arlon from the death of his father, Henry V the Blond, in 1281 until his own death at the battle of Worringen,[1] seven years later, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry VII. Henry was the son of Henry V the Blond and Margaret of Bar. His father took part in Saint Louis's crusade…

  
  

  Places

  Church Window of Henry III (Duke of Limburg) Henry de Luxembourg III

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Henri de Luxembourg VI 1250-1288. Henri VI, Comte de Luxembourg, Durbuy, La Roche et Arlon was the son of Henri V ("Le Blond"), Comte de Luxembourg & his wife Marguerite de Bar. His father took part in Saint Louis's crusade against Tunis; he continued this war and was ultimately killed alongside three of his brothers at the Battle of Worringen. Henry married Beatrice d'Avesnes (died 1 March 1321), daughter of Baudouin (Baldwin), Seigneur d'Avesnes et Seigneur de Beaumont & his second wife Félicité de Coucy. They had three sons and two daughters who attained high honours and excellence: ---Henri de Luxembourg (12 Jul 1274-24 Aug 1313); he succeeded his father in 1288 as Henri VII, Comte de Luxembourg, under the regency of his mother until 1295. He was elected Heinrich IX, King of Germany in 1308. ---Waleran de Luxembourg (-21 Jul 1311), Seigneur de Dourlers, de Thirimont et de Consorre. ---Marguerite de Luxembourg (-14 Feb 1336), a nun at Lille in 1294. Prioress of Marienthal from 1301-1314. ---Félicité de Luxembourg (-6 Oct [1336]), who became a nun at Beaumont Priory in 1312; she was later Prioress. She was married by contract on 4 Oct 1298 to Jean "Tristan" de Louvain, Heer van Gaasbeek, son of Heni de Louvain, Heer van Gaasbeek, Herstal en Baucignies & his wife Isabel van Beveren (died between 8 Feb 1309-17 Jun 1311). ---Baudouin de Luxembourg (1285-21 Jan 1354). Canon at Mainz Cathedral to 1308. Canon at Trier Cathedral, provost before 1304. Postulate at Mainz 1305/1306, his election as archbishop was opposed by Pope Clement. Elected Archbishop of Trier 7 Dec 1307, installed as Archbishop and Elector of Trier 1308. Administrator of the Bishopric of Worms 1309/1310 and 1336/1337. In 1310 he organised a provincial synod at Trier which pronounced against witchcraft, magic and astrology. Elected Bishop of Mainz 1328/1336, later administrator of the Bishopric of Mainz. Administrator of the Bishopric of Speyer 1331/1337. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170605881/henri-de-luxembourg