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 1355 - 1415 (60 years)
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| Name |
Waleran III of Luxembourg |
| Suffix |
Count of Ligny, Count of Saint Pol |
| Birth |
1355 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Acceded |
1371 |
| Count of Saint Pol |
- He succeeded his father in 1371, after his death at the Battle of Baesweiler . Waleran was captured at the same battle, but released through the intercession of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Count of Saint Pol 1371\endash 1415
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| Captured |
1374 |
| sent to Windsor as a prisoner |
- In 1374, he was captured by the English before Ardres and sent to Windsor as a prisoner. The English attempted to exchange him for Jean III de Grailly, captal de Buch , but without success. In 1380, while a captive, he married Maud Holland (d. 1392), daughter of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan of Kent and stepdaughter of Edward, the Black Prince . This allowed him to negotiate down his ransom, and he was released soon afterwards.
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| Death |
25 Oct 1415 |
Agincourt  |
| Notes |
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| Person ID |
I48996 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
12 Jan 2013 |
| Family |
Matilda Holland, b. Abt 1359 d. 1391 (Age ~ 32 years) |
| Marriage |
1380 |
- In 1374, he was captured by the English before Ardres and sent to Windsor as a prisoner. The English attempted to exchange him for Jean III de Grailly, captal de Buch , but without success. In 1380, while a captive, he married Maud Holland (d. 1392), daughter of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan of Kent and stepdaughter of Edward, the Black Prince . This allowed him to negotiate down his ransom, and he was released soon afterwards.
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| Family ID |
F13701 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Jan 2013 |
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| Sources |
- [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
the free encyclopedia).
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