COMTES d'ARLON

The origins of Waleran [I] Comte d'Arlon have not been traced. No references to earlier comtes d'Arlon have been found in the primary sources so far consulted. However, the county existed from at least the late 9th century as shown by the treaty dated 8 Aug 870, under which Ludwig II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks and his half-brother Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks agreed the division of the Lotharingian territories, which allocated "…comitatum…Arlon…" to King Charles[8]. The county was subsumed into the county of Limburg in the late 11th century. https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

1. WALERAN [I] (-before 1032). Comte d'Arlon. Eberhard Archbishop of Trier refers to past donations by "comite Walrammo de Arlo et uxore ipsius Adelheide" in two charters dated 1052 and 1053, the second one referring to the confirmation of donations by "filiorum eorum Walrammi et Folconis" after the death of their parents[9], which appears to pull all the information together. The primary source which confirms that Waléran died before 1032 has not been identified: presumably it relates to a charter recording his widow’s donation to Trier (noted in the Gesta Treverorum quoted below) which has not been identified. m ADELAIS de Lotharingia, daughter of THIERRY Duke of Upper Lotharingia [Wigeriche] & his wife Richilde --- ([995/1005]-after 1032). The Chronicon Sancti Huberti names "Adeladis comitissa Araeleonis" as daughter of "ducis Theoderici, soror Sigifridi [=error for Frederici] patris marchissæ Beatricis" (although the name of her husband is not specified), when recounting the story of her cubicularius having been bitten by a rabid dog[10]. The Gesta Treverorum records that "comitissa de castello…Aralunæ, mater...comitum Walramni et Folconis”, after her husband died (“marito suo defuncto”), donated her property to Trier, with the consent of her sons and daughters (“astipulantibus filiis et filiabus suis")[11]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names “Adela comitissa Arelung vel Areleonis...soror Sigifridi [error for Friderici] filia...ducis Theoderici” and her two sons “Fulconem et Galeranum” Eberhard Archbishop of Trier refers to past donations by "comite Walrammo de Arlo et uxore ipsius Adelheide" in two charters dated 1052 and 1053, the second one referring to the confirmation of donations by "filiorum eorum Walrammi et Folconis" after the death of their parents[12], which appears to pull all the information together. Her birth date is estimated very approximately in order to test the chronology of her descendants, bearing in mind her husband’s supposed date of death. Waléran [I] & his wife had [four or more] children:https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

a) WALERAN[II] d'Arlon ([1015/30]-after [1084/85]%29 One passage in the Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi records that "Adela soror Friderici ducis” [Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric [II] Duke of Upper Lotharingia] gave birth to “Fulconem et Gallerannum et filiam unam quam habuit Henricus de Liemborc, pater Pagani de Arluns”[13]. Their father’s name is confirmed by the 1052/1053 charters quoted below. Waléran’s date of birth is estimated very approximately to test the chronology of this family, bearing in mind his mother’s estimated date of birth and his father’s supposed date of death. The Gesta Treverorum names "Walrammi et Folconis" as sons of "comitissa [Adelheid] de castello…Aralunæ"[14]. Eberhard Archbishop of Trier refers to past donations by "comite Walrammo de Arlo et uxore ipsius Adelheide" in two charters dated 1052 and 1053, the second one referring to the confirmation of donations by "filiorum eorum Walrammi et Folconis" after the death of their parents[15]. Comte d'Arlon. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that the dowry of Waleran's wife was "dominium ultra Mosam prope Leodium" and that he constructed "castrum de Lemborch" on the site[16]. Archbishop Udo of Trier donated property to Trier St Simon by charter dated 29 Jan 1068, subscribed by "Theoderici comitis, Henrici fratris eius, Walrammi comitis, Folconis comitis, Stephani comitis…"[17]. “...Walaramnus et Folco comites fratres...” witnessed a charter of Egilbert Archbishop of Trier dated [1084/85][18]. ["%E2%80%A6Walrammus et frater eius Volko comites de Arlo…" subscribed the spurious charter dated 1093 under which "Heinricus…comes palatinus Rheni et dominus de Lacu…uxore mei Adleide" founded the abbey of Laach[19], which provides no guarantee that the brothers Walram and Bolko/Foulques were still alive at that date.] The question of Waléran’s marriage is speculative. As explained in the document LIMBURG, there are two alternative cases which explain the ancestry of Hendrik [I] Graaf van Limburg. In Alternative (1), Hendrik would have been the son of Waléran [II] Comte d’Arlon. Consistent with this alternative, Waléran would have married Jutta [Judith] de Luxembourg, daughter of Frédéric Duke of Lower Lotharingia [Luxembourg] & his first wife Gerberge de Boulogne. One passage in the Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi records that "Gerberga soror Eustachii comitis, ex Friderico duce” [Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric de Luxembourg Duke of Lower Lotharingia] gave birth to “filiam Iuttam” who was mother of “Henricum de Lemburc”[20]. For consistency with the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines (which records that "Henricus Lembergensis qui ducatum perdidit" [referring to his loss of the duchy of Lower Lotharingia, see below] was "filius...antiqui Walerani" [no further precision in the text, presumably from a chronological point of view this refers to Waléran [II] Comte d’Arlon] and he had “filium...Paganum” who also claimed “ducatu contra Lovanienses”, as did “filius eiusdem Pagani Henricus” who married “filiam suam” to “tertio Godefrido de Lovanio” to settle the dispute[21]. This source does not name Jutta’s husband. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names her husband Waléran but not his wife, recording that [his mother] “Adela comitissa Arelung vel Areleonis...soror Sigifridi [error for Friderici] filia...ducis Theoderici” had two sons “Fulconem et Galeranum”, of whom Waléran “per uxorem suam” [unnamed] had "dominium ultra Mosam prope Leodium" and built “castrum de Lemburch”[22]. In Alternative (2), Hendrik would have been the son of his predecessor Udo Graf van Limburg and acquired an interest in Arlon by marrying the daughter of one of the brothers Waléran or Foulques as shown below. [Wal%C3%A9ran [II] & his wife had two children]: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

i) ? HENDRIK [I] van Limburg (-1119). As explained in the document LIMBURG, there are two alternative cases which explain the ancestry of Hendrik [I] Graaf van Limburg. In Alternative (1), Hendrik would have been the son of Waléran [II] Comte d’Arlon. The two alternative cases, and the relevant primary sources on which they are based, are explained in the document LIMBURG.] https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....
ii) ?[KONRAD von Merheim (-after 1088). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.] https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

b) FOULQUES [Bolko] d'Arlon ([1015/30]-after [1084/85]). One passage in the Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi records that "Adela soror Friderici ducis” [Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric [II] Duke of Upper Lotharingia] gave birth to “Fulconem et Gallerannum et filiam unam quam habuit Henricus de Liemborc, pater Pagani de Arluns”[23]. Their father’s name is confirmed by the 1052/1053 charters quoted below. Foulques’s date of birth is estimated very approximately to test the chronology of this family, bearing in mind his mother’s estimated date of birth and his father’s supposed date of death. The order of birth of the two sons is uncertain: the source just quoted names Foulques first, the following sources name him second. The Gesta Treverorum names "Walrammi et Folconis" as sons of "comitissa [Adelheid] de castello…Aralunæ"[24]. Eberhard Archbishop of Trier refers to past donations by "comite Walrammo de Arlo et uxore ipsius Adelheide" in two charters dated 1052 and 1053, the second one referring to the confirmation of donations by "filiorum eorum Walrammi et Folconis" after the death of their parents[25]. Archbishop Udo of Trier donated property to Trier St Simon by charter dated 29 Jan 1068, subscribed by "Theoderici comitis, Henrici fratris eius, Walrammi comitis, Folconis comitis, Stephani comitis…"[26]. “...Walaramnus et Folco comites fratres...” witnessed a charter of Egilbert Archbishop of Trier dated [1084/85][27]. ["%E2%80%A6Walrammus et frater eius Volko comites de Arlo…" subscribed the spurious charter dated 1093 under which "Heinricus…comes palatinus Rheni et dominus de Lacu…uxore mei Adleide" founded the abbey of Laach[28], which provides no guarantee that the brothers Walram and Bolko/Foulques were still alive at that date.] m ---. The name of Foulques's wife is not known. Foulques & his wife had two children: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

i) FREDERIC d'Arlon (-bur Saint Hubert, Ardennes). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "comitem Fredericum et Beatricem" as children of "Fulco [filius Adela comitissa Arelesnis]", specifying that both died childless and were buried at Saint Hubert[29]. https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....
ii) BEATRIX d'Arlon (-bur Saint Hubert, Ardennes). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "comitem Fredericum et Beatricem" as children of "Fulco [filius Adela comitissa Arelesnis]", specifying that both died childless and were buried at Saint Hubert[30]. https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

c) [--- d’Arlon . As explained in the document LIMBURG, there are two alternative cases which explain the ancestry of Hendrik [I] Graaf van Limburg. In Alternative (2), Hendrik would have married the heiress of Arlon who, in this case, could have been the daughter of Waléran [II], or of his brother Foulques, or of another otherwise unrecorded brother. m ---. In this Alternative case (2) concerning the ancestry of Hendrik Graaf van Limburg, no source has been found which provides any indication of the name of the mother of Hendrik’s supposed first wife. [--- & his wife had [one child]]: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

i) [--- d'Arlon ). As noted above, there are two alternative cases which explain the ancestry of Hendrik [I] Graaf van Limburg. In Alternative (2), Hendrik would have married the heiress of Arlon, as confirmed by the Gesta Treverorum which records that "comitissa de castello…Aralunæ, mater...comitum Walramni et Folconis” [Adelais de Lotharingia, this person’s supposed paternal grandmother, see above] donated property to Trier after her husband died and that "huius comitissa neptem, filii filiam" married "Heinricus dux…Lempurch" with “castellum...Lempurch” as her dowry[31]. If it assumed for the purposes of Alternative (2) that the first part of this text accurately records this person’s parentage and marriage, the reference to her bringing Limburg to Hendrik must be incorrect as he inherited the castle from his mother’s family. m as his first wife, HENDRIK [I] Graaf van Limburg, son of [--- & his wife Jutta [Judith] de Luxembourg] ([before 1060]-1119).] https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

d) two or more daughters . Their existence is confirmed by the Gesta Treverorum which records that "comitissa de castello…Aralunæ, mater...comitum Walramni et Folconis”, after her husband died (“marito suo defuncto”), donated her property to Trier, with the consent of her sons and daughters (“astipulantibus filiis et filiabus suis")[32]. https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....
e) [daughter ([1015/30]-). One passage in the Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi records that "Adela soror Friderici ducis” [Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric [II] Duke of Upper Lotharingia] gave birth to “Fulconem et Gallerannum et filiam unam quam habuit Henricus de Liemborc, pater Pagani de Arluns”[33]. This text must be inaccurate: the daughter of "Adela soror Friderici ducis” (shown in other sources to have been the wife of Waléran [I] Comte d’Arlon, see above) would have been born in [1015/30], a date range which is inconsistent with Hendrik Graaf van Limburg being named in sources dated from 1081 to 1119 and the births of his children dated to [1080/95]. This information in the Genealogica must be incorrect concerning the marriage, although the question of the existence of this daughter (either unmarried or married to another husband) remains open: she could be identified as one of the unnamed daughters whose consent was given to their mother’s donation to Trier, as recorded in the Gesta Treverorum quoted above.] https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(UPPER)%20NOBILITY....

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