List of Counts and Dukes of Luxembourg
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[edit] Counts of Luxembourg
[edit] Dynasty of Luxembourg-Ardennes
- Siegfried I, 963–998, Count in Moselgau from House of Dukes of Lorraine.
- Henry I, 998–1026, son of Siegfried.
- Henry II, 1026–1047, son of Friedrich of Moselgau, as Henry VII Duke of Bavaria.
- Giselbert, 1047–1059, Count of Salm, brother of Henry I.
- Conrad I, 1059–1086, son of Giselberts.
- Henry III, 1086–1096, son of Conrad I.
- Wilhelm, 1096–1130, brother of Henry II.
- Conrad II, 1130–1136, son of Wilhelm.
- Ermesinde I, heiress of Luxembourg 1136, sister of Wilhelm, died 1143.
[edit] Dynasty of Namur-Luxembourg
- Henry IV "der Blinde", Count of Namur und Luxembourg 1136–1196, son of Ermesinde.
- Ermesinde II, heiress of Namur and Luxembuorg 1196, daughter of Henry III, died 1247.
- Theobald, Count of Bar 1196–1214, first husband of Ermesinde II.
[edit] Dynasty of Limburg-Luxembourg
- Walram IV Duke of Limburg, 1214–1226, second husband of Ermesinde II.
- Henry V the Blonde, 1247–1281, Count of Namur and Luxembourg, son of Walram IV and Ermesinde II.
- Henry VI, 1281–1288, son of Henry V.
- Henry VII, 1288–1313, son of Henry VI; as Henry VII King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor.
- John the Blind, 1313–1346, son of Henry VII; from 1310 King of Bohemia.
- Charles, 1346–1353, son of John; as Charles IV King of Germany, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor.
[edit] Dukes of Luxembourg
[edit] Dynasty of Limburg-Luxembourg
- Wenceslas I, 1353–1383, son of John; Count 1353-1354, Duke of Luxemburg since 1354.
- Wenceslas II the Lazy, 1383–1388, son of Charles; was King of Germany 1376–1400 and King of Bohemia 1378–1419
- Jobst of Moravia, 1388–1411, nephew of Charles, Margrave of Moravia from 1375, rival King of Germany 1410–1411
- Elisabeth of Görlitz 1411–1441, died 1451, daughter of John, Duke of Görlitz and heiress of Jobst; last duchess from the House of Luxembourg; sold Luxembourg in 1441 to Burgundy.
- Antoine, Duke of Brabant, 1411–1415, first husband and co-regent of Elisabeth.
- John of Bavaria, 1418–1425, Bishop of Liege 1389–1417, Regent in Straubing from 1399; second husband and co-regent of Elisabeth 1418-1425
As Elisabeth had no surviving children, she sold Luxembourg to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1441. Philip captured the city of Luxembourg in 1443, but did not assume the ducal title because of conflicting claims by Anne of Austria, the closest Luxembourg relative. In 1467, when Elisabeth of Austria, Queen consort of Poland, the last rival claimant to the title, renounced her rights, Philipp's son Charles the Bold assumed the title of a Duke of Luxembourg, making it a subsidiary title of the Duke of Burgundy.
[edit] Under the Dukes of Burgundy
- Philip the Good, 1441–1467
- Charles the Bold, 1467–1477
- Mary of Burgundy, 1477–1482, daughter of Charles,
- Philip the Handsome, 1482–1506, son of Mary and Maximilian
- Maximilian, regent for his son Philip 1482–1494
- Charles, 1506–1556, son of Philip, as Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, as Charles I King of Spain
- Margarete of Austria, daughter of Maximilian, regent for Charles 1506-1515.
[edit] As part of the Spanish Netherlands
- Philip II of Spain, 1556-98
- Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, 1598-1621, Elisabeth's granddaughter's grandson, together with his consort:
- Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (died 1633), daughter of King Philip II
- Philip IV of Spain, grand-son of King Philip II, 1621-65
- Charles II of Spain, son of King Philip IV, 1665-1700
Disputed during the War of Spanish Succession (1701–1714) between:
- Philip of Anjou, grand-son of Louis XIV of France
- Charles of Austria, son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
[edit] As part of the Austrian Netherlands
- Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, 1713-1740
- Maria Theresa, 1740-1780
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1780-90
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1790-92
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1792-94
French occupation 1794-1813, after this elevated to a Grand Duchy under the House of Nassau-Orange.
