Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg
Conrad I (c. 1040 – 8 August 1086), Count of Luxembourg, was the first count of Luxembourg (1059–1086), succeeding his father Giselbert of Luxembourg.
He was embroiled in an argument with the archbishop of Trier as to the abbaye Saint-Maximin in Trier which he had avowed. The archbishop excommunicated him and Conrad had to make honourable amends and set out on pilgrimage for Jerusalem. He died in Italy on the return journey.
He founded many abbeys:
- the abbaye d'Orval in 1070, with Arnoul I, count of Chiny.
- the abbaye d'Altmünster in 1083
Marriage and issue
Around 1075 he married Clementia (1060 - 1142), suggested to have been daughter of Pierre-Guillaume VII, duke of Aquitaine and of Ermesinde. They had :
- Henry III († 1086), Count of Luxembourg
- Conrad, cité en 1080
- Matilda (1070 † ), married Godefroy (1075 † ), comte de Bleisgau
- Rudolph († 1099), abbot of Saint-Vannes at Verdun
- Ermesinde (1075 † 1143), married
- in 1096 to Albert II († 1098), count of Egisheim and of Dagsbourg,
- in 1101 to Godefroy (1067 † 1139), count of Namur. They were parents of Henry IV of Luxembourg
- William I (1081 † 1131), Count of Luxembourg
Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg Born: 1040 Died: 8 August 1086 | ||
Preceded by Giselbert |
Count of Luxembourg 1059–1086 |
Succeeded by Henry III |
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