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Everything about County Of Namur totally explainedThe following is a list of Marquisses or Margraves of Namur.
Namur wasn't often an independent state, rather under the dominion of other entities like the counties of Hainaut and Flanders or the Duchy of Burgundy.
Succession is from father to son, unless otherwise noted.
List of Counts of Namur
List of Margraves of Namur
Baldwin I (r. 1189 – 1195), nephew of
Philip I (r. 1195 – 1212)
Yolanda (r.1212 – 1217), sister of, also Empress of the Latin Empire as Yolanda I, married Peter II of Courtenay
Philip II (r. 1217 – 1226)
Henry II (r. 1226 – 1229), brother of
Margaret (r. 1229 – 1237), sister of
Baldwin II (r. 1237 – 1256), brother of, also Emperor of the Latin Empire as Baldwin II
Henry III (r. 1256 – 1265), grand son of Henry I
Guy I of Dampierre (r. 1265 – 1297)
John I (r. 1297 – 1330)
John II (r. 1330 – 1335)
Guy II (r. 1335 – 1336), brother of
Philip III (r. 1336 – 1337), brother of
William I (r. 1337 – 1391), brother of
William II (r. 1391 – 1418)
John III (r. 1418 – 1421; died 1429), brother of
In 1421, John III sells his estates to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
1405-1419 : John IV the Fearless
1419-1467 - Philip IV the Good
1467-1477 : Charles I the Bold
1477-1482 : Mary I the Rich, daughter of, married
1493-1519 : Maximilian, husband of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as Maximilian I
1519-1556 : Charles II, grandson, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as Charles V
Charles V proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 eternally uniting Namur with the other lordships of the Low Countries in a personal union. When the Habsburg empire was divided among the heirs of Charles V, the Low Countries, including Namur, went to Philip II of Spain, of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.
1556-1598 : Philip V, also King of Spain as Philip II
1598-1621 : Isabella Clara Eugenia, daughter of, married Albert, Archduke of Austria)
1621-1665 : Philip VI, half brother of, also King of Spain as Philip IV
1665-1700 : Charles III, also King of Spain as Charles II
Between 1706 and 1714 Namur was invaded by the English and the Dutch during the War of the Spanish Succession. The fief was claimed by the House of Habsburg and the House of Bourbon. In 1712 Luxemburg and Namur were ceded to Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria by his French allies, but with the end of the war in 1713 with the Treaty of Utrecht Max. Emanuel was restored Elector of Bavaria. So the Treaty of Utrecht settled the succession and the Margraviate0 of Namur went to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.
1714-1740 : Charles IV, great grandson of Philip III
1740-1780 : Mary II Theresa, daughter of, married Francis I
1780-1790 : Joseph I, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as Joseph II
The title was factually abolished in the aftermath of the French revolution and the annexation of Namur by France in 1795. Although, the title remained officially claimed by the descendants of Leopold II until the reign of Karl I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1790-1792 : Leopold, brother of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as Leopold II
1792-1835 : Francis II, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as Francis II
1835-1848 : Ferdinand, also Emperor of Austria as Ferdinand I
1848-1916 : Francis III Joseph, grandson of Francis II, also Emperor of Austria as Francis Joseph I
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