COUNTS, DUKES AND GRAND DUKES OF LUXEMBOURG

Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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The lordship of Luxembourg was ruled successively by counts, dukes and granddukes. It was part of Eastern Francia, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereign state in 1815.

Contents
Counts of Luxembourg
House of Luxembourg
House of Namur
House of Limburg
Dukes of Luxembourg
House of Limburg
House of Burgundy
House of Habsburg
House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
House of Orange-Nassau
House of Nassau-Weilburg
House of Bourbon-Parma
See also

Counts of Luxembourg


House of Luxembourg

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Siegfried I, 963998

Henry I, 998–1026, son of

Henry II, 1026–1047, grandson of Siegfried I

Giselbert, 1047–1059, brother of Henry I

Conrad I, 1059–1086, son of

Henry III, 1086–1096, son of

William, 1096–1130, brother of Henry III

Conrad II, 1130–1136, son of
House of Namur

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Henry IV ''the Blind'', son of Ermesinde I, the daughter of Conrad I

Ermesinde II, (1196-1196), daughter of, married

Theobald (1196-1214), first husband of Ermesinde II
House of Limburg

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Walram (1214–1226), second husband of Ermesinde II

Henry IV ''the Blond'' (1247–1281), son of

Henry V (1281–1288), son of

Henry VI (1288–1313), son of, also Holy Roman Emperor as 'Henry VII' and king of Germany

John ''the Blind'' (1313–1346), son of, also king of Bohemia as 'John I'

Charles (1346–1353, son of, also Holy Roman Emperor as 'Charles IV' and king of Bohemia as 'Charles I' and Germany


Wenceslas (13531354), halfbrother of

Dukes of Luxembourg


In 1354 the county was elevated to a duchy.
House of Limburg

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Wenceslas I (13541383), halfbrother of

Wenceslas II ''the Lazy'' (13831388), son of Charles, also king of Germany and Bohemia

Jobst (13881411, nephew of Charles, also king of Germany

Elisabeth (14111441), heiress of Jobst, married


Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1411–1415), first husband of


John III, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (14181425), second husband of
As Elisabeth had no surviving children, she sold Luxembourg to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1441. Philip captured the city of Luxembourg in 1443, but did not assume the ducal title because of conflicting claims by Anne of Austria, the closest Luxembourg relative.
House of Burgundy

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In 1467, when Elisabeth of Austria, last rival claimant to the title, renounced her rights, Philip III's son, Charles, Duke of Burgundy, assumed the title of duke of Luxembourg, making it a subsidiary title of the Duke of Burgundy.

Philip I ''the Good'' (14411467)

Charles I ''the Bold'' (14671477), son of

Mary ''the Rich'' (14771482) daughter of
House of Habsburg

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Philip II ''the Handsome'' (1482-1494), son of Mary and


Maximilian I, Archduke of Austria, regent for his son Philip 14821494

Philip II ''the Handsome'' (14941506), son of Mary and Maximilian
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