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Henry I, Count of Louvain

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Henry I was the Count of Louvain from 1015 until 1038. He was a member of the House of Reginar.

Henry I of Louvain
Count of Louvain
Reign1015 – 1038
PredecessorLambert I
SuccessorOtto (disputed)
Lambert II
DiedAugust 1038
Leuven
IssueOtto (disputed)
HouseHouse of Reginars
FatherLambert I
MotherGerberga

He was a child of Count Lambert I of Louvain and his wife, Gerberga, daughter of Duke Charles of Lower Lorraine. Henry succeeded his father on his father's death in 1015.

He was assassinated in 1038 by a knight named Hermann who was his prisoner[citation needed]. Without a male heir, he was succeeded by his brother, Lambert II

Marriage and children

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Henry's wife, whose name is not recorded in history, have birth to Otto, who succeeded Henry in 1038. His existence is disputed.

A 19th century genealogy, Genealogica ex Stirpe Sancti Arnulfi descendentium Mettensis[1] also attributes three daughters to Henri (Adelaide, Cunegonde and Adele), but it seems that they were daughters of another Henry, descendant of the counts of Louvain, who lived around 1100.

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