Ermesind of Luxemburg (fl. 1200)

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Ermesind of Luxemburg (fl. 1200)

Countess of Namur. Name variations: Ermensinde; Ermesinde. Fl. around 1200; dau. of Conrad I, count of Luxemburg (r. 1059–1086); sister of Gilbert, Henry III, and William (all counts of Luxemburg); m. Godfrey, count of Namur; children: Henry IV the Blond also known as Henry IV the Blind, count of Luxemburg (r. 1136–1196).

See also Women in World History.

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