GELRE Agnes

Abt 1155 - 1196  (41 years)

• Name	GELRE Agnes
  Birth	Abt 1155	Gelre, Holland, Holy Empire
  Gender	Female
  Death	1196	Comté de Luxembourg, Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Notes	Agnes van Gelre (later Comtesse de Luxembourg et de Namur) was the daughter of Hendrik van Gelre and Agnes van Arnstein. [1] Marriage, Separation and Family In about 1168, Agnes married Henri IV Comte de Luxembourg et de Namur, as his second wife. [1] [2] [3] Henri lost his sight in 1182 and was later called Henri l'Aveugle. [3] Agnes left her husband, entered a convent and refused to return to him despite his appeal to Pope Alexander III. A reconciliation was negotiated in 1185 by the Archbishop of Köln, Philippe Count of Flanders and Godefroi Duke of Brabant, anxious to ensure that Namur and Luxembourg were not inherited by Baudouin V Comte de Hainaut (the nominated successor of Comte Henri). [1] [2] [3] After Agnes returned to Henri, they had a daughter named Ermesinde de Namur who was born in July 1186. [2] [3] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Graven van Gelre by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2024; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Comtes de Namur 907-1190 - Godefroi de Namur by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2024; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Comtes de Luxembourg 1136-1247 (Namur) by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2024; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) See also: Schilfgaarde (van), AP. Graven en Hertogen and Schwennicke, Detlev. Europäische Stamtaffeln, cited by van de Pas, Leo, Fettes, Ian and Mahler, Leslie. "Genealogics - Agnes van Gelre" Genealogics - Agnes van Gelre
  Person ID	I59500	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	GELRE Hendrik,   b. Abt 1117, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands d. 1182, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	ARNSTEIN Agnes,   b. Abt 1120, Arnstein, Bayern, Germany d. Bef 1179, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands (Age < 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	NAMUR Henri,   b. Abt 1111, Comté de Namur, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. 14 Aug 1196, Comté de Luxembourg, Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. NAMUR Ermensinde,   b. Abt Jul 1186, Namur, Belgium d. 17 Feb 1247, Limbourg, Belgium (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026