Margaret, Marchioness of Namur
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Margaret, Marchioness of Namur (ca. 1194 - 17 Jul 1270) was the daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Yolanda of Flanders
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Margaret (called Sybille in some sources) married Raoul lord of Issoudun
in 1210. She succeeded her husband as Lady of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher and Mareuil-en-Berry in 1216. Soon after the death of her first husband she married Henry I, Count of Vianden
in 1216. Henry was the son of Frederic III, Count of Vianden and Mechtild of Neuerburg.
Margaret became Marchoness of Namur after the death of her brother Henry II, Marquis of Namur in 1229. Margaret and her husband Henry of Vianden ruled Namur until 1237 when they had to transfer Namur to Margaret's brother Baldwin II of Courtenay
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After the death of her husband in 1252, Margaret entered a convent in Marienthal
near Luxembourg and became a nun. She died in Marienthal on 17 July 1270 and was buried there.
Margaret and Henry had following children :
Yolanda of Flanders
Yolanda of Flanders ruled the Latin Empire in Constantinople for her husband Peter II of Courtenay from 1217 to 1219.She was the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Hainault, and Countess Margaret I of Flanders. Two of her brothers, Baldwin I and then Henry, were emperors in Constantinople...
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Margaret (called Sybille in some sources) married Raoul lord of Issoudun
Issoudun
Issoudun is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is also referred to as Issoundun, which is the ancient name.-History:...
in 1210. She succeeded her husband as Lady of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher and Mareuil-en-Berry in 1216. Soon after the death of her first husband she married Henry I, Count of Vianden
Counts of Vianden
The Counts of Vianden, ancestors of the House of Orange-Nassau, were associated with the castle of Vianden .-House of Sponheim:* Bertolph count of Vianden * Frederic I of Vianden...
in 1216. Henry was the son of Frederic III, Count of Vianden and Mechtild of Neuerburg.
Margaret became Marchoness of Namur after the death of her brother Henry II, Marquis of Namur in 1229. Margaret and her husband Henry of Vianden ruled Namur until 1237 when they had to transfer Namur to Margaret's brother Baldwin II of Courtenay
Baldwin II of Constantinople
Baldwin II of Courtenay was the last emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.He was a younger son of Yolanda of Flanders, sister of the first two emperors, Baldwin I and Henry of Flanders...
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After the death of her husband in 1252, Margaret entered a convent in Marienthal
Marienthal, Luxembourg
Marienthal is a village in the commune of Tuntange, in western Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 105. It is known for the former monastery Marienthal, of which a few buildings remain....
near Luxembourg and became a nun. She died in Marienthal on 17 July 1270 and was buried there.
Margaret and Henry had following children :
- Mathilde, married around 1235 with Johann Angelus, Duke of SremSremŚrem is a town on the Warta river in central Poland. It has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; from 1975 to 1998 it was part of the Poznań Voivodeship...
- Peter (died after 1272)
- Frederic of Vianden. Frederic died in 1247 (5 years before his father). Frederic married a daughter of Henry III, Count of Ardennes, and had a son named Henry.
- Henry I van ViandenHenry I van ViandenHenry van Vianden was a bishop of Utrecht from 1249 to 1267.He was the son of Henry I, Count of Vianden and Margaret, Marchioness of Namur. He was provost at Cologne before he was pushed forward as candidate for the bishopric of Utrecht by the Welfs in their struggle with the Hohenstaufen...
, Bishop of Utrecht - Philip I, Count of ViandenCounts of ViandenThe Counts of Vianden, ancestors of the House of Orange-Nassau, were associated with the castle of Vianden .-House of Sponheim:* Bertolph count of Vianden * Frederic I of Vianden...
- Yolanda of ViandenYolanda of ViandenMother Yolanda of Vianden, O.P., was the youngest daughter of Count Henry I of Vianden and Margaret, Marchioness of Namur. She joined the Dominican monastery in Marienthal, Luxembourg, against the wishes of her parents when she was very young...
(1231-1283), still revered today in Luxembourg