waleran, duke, limburg, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2009, learn, whe. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Waleran IV Duke of Limburg news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Waleran IV or Walram IV died 1279 was the duke of Limburg from 1247 to his death He was the son and successor of Henry IV and Ermengarde countess of Berg Seal of Walram V Limburg He played a great part in the politics of the Great Interregnum in Germany He left the Hohenstaufen fold and supported William II of Holland as king He was sent in an embassy to Henry III of England and after William s death supported Henry s brother Richard earl of Cornwall as king In 1272 he was party to the nobles who offered the crown to Ottokar II of Bohemia and then Rudolph of Habsburg In 1252 he intervened in the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault at the side of Jean d Avesnes After 1258 he fell out with John I of Brabant putting an end to sixty years of good relations with the dukes of Brabant Waleran frequently intervened in the business of the archbishop of Cologne in his constant fight with the bourgeoisie of the city He married twice first with Jutta daughter of Dietrich V Count of Cleves and secondly with Kunigunde daughter of Otto III Margrave of Brandenburg His daughter with Jutta Ermengarde succeeded him as Duchess of Limburg Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waleran IV Duke of Limburg Preceded byHenry IV Duke of Limburg1247 1279 Succeeded byErmengardeReginald I of Guelders Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waleran IV Duke of Limburg amp oldid 1139004232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,