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Henry V, Count of Luxembourg

1217 - 1281

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Henry V the Blondell (1216 – 24 December 1281), called the Great, was the Count of Arlon from 1226 to his death, lord of Ligny from 1240 to his death, Count of Luxembourg and Laroche from 1247 to his death, and the Marquis of Namur between 1256 and 1264 as Henry III. He was the son and successor of Waleran III, Duke of Limburg and Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg.In 1226, following the death of his father Waleran III, Henry inherited the county of Arlon. In 1240 Henry married Margaret, daughter of Henry II of Bar and Philippa of Dreux. Henry's marriage to Margaret brought him Ligny-en-Barrois as her dowry, though, by a clause in the marriage contract, it remained under the feudal suzerainty of the County of Bar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg has received more than 126,224 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Henry V, Count of Luxembourg is the 8,296th most popular politician (up from 8,599th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 329th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg ranks 8,296 out of 15,577Before him are Victor Stănculescu, Willi Münzenberg, Rabah Bitat, Aripert II, Sunifred, Count of Barcelona, and Võ Chí Công. After him are Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Mohammad Yaqub Khan, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Chungjeong of Goryeo, Radu I of Wallachia, and Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1217, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg ranks 7Before him are Hulagu Khan, Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, George Akropolites, Henry I of Cyprus, John I, Duke of Brittany, and Henry of Ghent. After him is Bolesław II the Horned. Among people deceased in 1281, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg ranks 5Before him are Ertuğrul, Ivaylo of Bulgaria, Gertrude of Hohenberg, and Anna of Hungary. After him are Chabi, Władysław Opolski, and John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg ranks 303 out of 1,019Before him are Jean Absil (1893), John Berchmans (1599), Enzo Scifo (1966), Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060), Guy Thys (1922), and George Sarton (1884). After him are Gustave de Molinari (1819), José van Dam (1940), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Johnny Galecki (1975), Jan Porcellis (1583), and François-Joseph Fétis (1784).

Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg ranks 77Before him are Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833), Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), Jean Rey (1902), and Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322). After him are Achille Van Acker (1898), Arnulf, Count of Holland (951), Hélène Dutrieu (1877), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Yves Leterme (1960), and Alexander De Croo (1975).