 1061 - Aft 1106 (> 45 years)
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| Name |
BOTENSTEIN Adelheid |
| Birth |
1061 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Aft 13 Aug 1106 |
Limburg, Belgium  |
| Notes |
- Adelheid (Adelaide) was the daughter of Boto, Graf von Botenstein, of the family Aribonen, and his wife, Judith von Schweinfurt. She was perhaps born about 1061, but there appear to be no sources to confirm this date.
She married Hendrik I, Graf von Limburg, who was installed as Herzog von Nieder-Lothringen (Duke of Lower Lorraine) from 1101-1106.
They had four or possibly five children;
Walram (aka Pagan) von Limburg, born circa 1085, succeeded his father as Graaf van Limburg;
Agnes von Limburg, married (1) 1110, Friedrich IV von Putelendorf; (2) Walo von Veckenstedt;
Adelheid von Limburg, married (1) Friedrich, Graf von Arnsberg; (2) Kuno, Graf von Horburg; (3) Konrad II, Graf von Dachau;
Mathilde von Limburg, married Henri I de Namur, Comte de la Roche;
Possibly Hendrik van Limburg, Abbot of Averboden, died after 1131 (the only reference to him is in a source that is quite late, and not very reliable)
Adelheid died after 13 August 1106.
Research notes
It has been questioned by Kupper whether Adelaide is the mother of Waleran.
The critical record for Adelaide's relationships is Annalista Saxo.[1] It names her parents, siblings, and two husbands and also says she was mother of "Walrabonus" who was also called Paganus, and two daughters. (Only Agnes is named in this record.)
Jean-Louis Kupper has however argued that the mother of Waleran must have been a different woman, because
It appears from other records that Henry never took possession of Arlon, and Waleran was already count of Arlon in 1115 in his father's lifetime, which would normally indicate that he had this inheritance through his mother.
Two different medieval sources, the Genealogie of Saint Arnoul, and the Gesta Trevorum, say that Henry of Limburg married a member of the comital family of Arlon (either a sister, or more chronologically believably a daughter, of Waleran II of Arlon).[2] Note however that neither of these explicitly says that this wife was the mother's Henry's heir Waleran.
Kupper suggested that the Saxon Annalist may have been confused if, for example, Henry of Limburg had two wives with the same name, noting that the name Adelaide was also used in the comital family of Arlon.
The more traditional explanation of Waleran-Paganus's inheritance is that it came to Henry already from his father, Waleran II of Arlon. This is still possible, though the problems noted above make it less likely. It works like this:
The traditional version is that Henry's father, who, according to this scenario, was Waleran II of Arlon. One medieval source even names Waleran II as Henry's father: Alberic of Trois Fontaines.[3] Note that for consanguinity reasons this account conflicts strongly with the account of the two medieval sources named above. (Henry of Limburg could not be son of Waleran II and then marry his aunt or sister.)
Less essential to this scenario, this traditional account also equated this Waleran II of Arlon to Udo of Limburg. Udo appears as Henry's predecessor in several records. However, double names, while they existed, were not common. Kupper also shows that there is evidence of Udo dying before Waleran. It is however possible that this Udo was Henry's uncle rather than father.
For consideration: could Henry have somehow passed on the Arlon inheritance to a son who was NOT a son of his Arlon wife?
Sources
↑ Annalista Saxo, MGH edition, SS VI p.679.
↑
Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi descendentium Mettensis, MGH SS XXV, p. 383.
Gesta Treverorum MGH SS VIII, p.189.
↑ Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium, MGH SS XXIII, p.794.
Cawley, Charles & Foundation of Medieval Genealogy, 'Bavaria, Dukes: Chap. 12c-Pfalzgrafen von Bayern (Aribonen) 985-1102', version 3.2, 30 March 2015, in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Cawley, Charles & Foundation of Medieval Genealogy, 'Limburg: Chap. 1-Grafen van Limburg', version 3.3, 01 February 2016, in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Jean-Louis Kupper (2007) Les origines du duché de Limbourg-sur-Vesdre", Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire Année 85-3-4 pp. 609-637 [1]
Schwennicke, Detlev (ed.), Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur geschichte der Europäischen staaten, Neue folge, Band III (1), Marburg: J.A. Stargardt, 1984, Tafel 26.
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| Person ID |
I58927 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
LIMBURG Hendrik, b. Bef 1060, Hertogdom Neder-Lotharingen, Heilige Roomse Rijk d. Abt 1119, Hertogdom Neder-Lotharingen, Heilige Roomse Rijk (Age > 59 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. LIMBURG Walram, b. Abt 1085, Hertogdom Neder-Lotharingen, Heilige Roomse Rijk d. 06 Aug 1139, Hertogdom Neder-Lotharingen, Heilige Roomse Rijk (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26213 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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