Otto II, Count of Guelders
Otto II, Count of Guelders( Dutch: Otto II, Graaf van Gelre) was a nobleman from the 13th century.
He was the son of Gerard III, Count of Guelders and Margaretha of Brabant.
Giselbert II, Count of Duras
Count Giselbert( or Gilbert)( d. before 1138), was the deputy advocate(" subadvocatus") of Saint Trudo ’s Abbey.
At least by 1111 he began to be referred to as not just a count, but specifically the Count of Duras, and he may have been the first to be known under that title.
He was son of Otto I, Count of Duras, and his wife Oda.
Giselbert was involved in several conflicts which involved the abbey, as mentioned in several parts in the Abbey's" Gesta" or chronicle.
Apart from the" Gesta", much of what we know about Giselbert is from the charters that he witnessed, which also gives insight as to his relationship with the Counts of Namur, a family into which he eventually married.
Emperor Henry IV confirmed donations made by Henry I, Count of Durbuy, son of Albert II, Count of Namur, to the Church of Saint James in Liège, as witnessed by Giselbert.
The emperor also confirmed the claim of Albert ’s family to Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne.
Giselbert married twice.
His first wife was Gertrud, of unknown parentage.
His second wife was Oda, daughter of Otto II, Count of Chiny, and his wife Alix, daughter of Albert III, Count of Namur.
Giselbert and Gertrud had eight children:
Wolters identifies Julienne, daughter of Otto II, as an additional daughter of Giselbert and Gertrud, but this is unlikely as her husband and their sons inherited the countship of Duras.
Upon his death, Giselbert was succeeded as Count of Duras by his son Otto.
Albert, Count of Chiny
Albert( Albert I)( before 1131 – 29 September 1162), Count of Chiny, son of Otto II, Count of Chiny, and Adélaïs of Namur.
He succeeded his father before 1131 and spent most of his time in Chiny, not taking part in the various conflicts which shook the region.
He married Agnes, daughter of Renaud I, Count of Bar and Gisèle Vaudémont, daughter of, Count of Vaudémont.
Their children were: Arnulf was killed by an arrow to the head in front of the castle of Saint Manehulde during an attack on the bishopric of Verdun.
Alix and Mannases were the parents of Albert II of Hierges, Bishop of Verdun( 1186–1208).
Ida and Gobert were the grandparents of John I of Aspremont, Bishop of Verdun( 1217–1224).
Albert was succeeded as Count of Chiny by his son Louis.
Joan, Countess of Chiny
Joan( c. 1205 – 17 January 1271) was the Countess of Chiny.
Joan was the daughter of Louis IV, Count of Chiny, and Matilda of Avesnes, and became ruler of the county upon her father ’s death on 7 October 1226.
She married Arnold IV, Count of Loon, son of Gerard III, Count of Rieneck, and Kunigunde von Zimmern, in 1228, whereupon he assumed the role of Count of Chiny.
Joan and Arnold had the following children:
She was succeeded as ruler of Chiny by her husband, Arnold II, Count of Chiny.
Arnold I, Count of Chiny
Arnold I (died April 16, 1106), Count of Chiny, son of Louis II, Count of Chiny, and his wife Sophie.
He succeeded his father as count before 1066.
Arnold is best known for his many clashes with the authorities.
The only known positive action of his was the founding of the Abbey of Orval with Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg.
In addition he began other religious institutions, apparently as atonement for his many crimes.
He had many run-ins with the clergy, particularly with Henry, Bishop of Liège, a relative of Godfrey the Bearded, no doubt due to the murder of his grandfather by Godfrey’s father.
There were also issues with Henry's successor Otbert.
A convenient story is that Arnold regularly confronted
Godfrey’s grandson Count Godfrey of Bouillon, a leader of the First Crusade and nephew of Countess Mathilda of Tuscany, but that they eventually became friends.
Because of this newly-found friendship, he allegedly entrusted Godfrey with his sons Otto and Louis to take part in the crusade.
The reality is that this is likely a story concocted by Count Louis V, much like the rest of his version of the history of Chiny (see the discussion in the Counts of Chiny), to enhance his standing at the Tournament of Chauvency in 1285, which included such royalty as Rudolf I, King of Germany.
It is clear that Otto and Louis never actually joined the crusade, as their names are not listed among the participants in the Holy quest.
The reality of the situation appears that Godfrey's army included relatively few of the major nobles of the duchy, especially those of comital rank.
The nobles of Lower Lotharingia were not all vassals of the Duke (and later Defender of the Holy Sepulchre) and felt no obligation to follow him, despite the seriousness of the taking of the cross.
Notable absentees were Arnold, Albert III of Namur and Henry of Arlon and Limburg.
These were all part of the coalition that had waged war on Godfrey and his principal allies Henry of Verdun and his successor Otbert, Prince-Bishops of Liège.
There is some uncertainty as to his sons' whereabouts during the crusade, but upon their return, Otto, who became the next Count of Chiny, found Orval falling in ruins.
The Calabrian monks left in 1108, and the Cistercians revived Orval with Otto's help.
Apparently unable to abide by normal legal traditions, Arnold attempted to capture Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, widow of Baldwin VI the Good, Count of Flanders, and her son Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut.
Like most of his ventures, he failed in this.
In 1082, Richilde and her son went on a pilgrimage to Rome, but on her return in 1084, she learned as she approached Chiny that Arnold was planning to kidnap her.
She escaped by taking refuge in Benedictine Abbey of Amdain, in the present-day Saint Hubert.
He married Adélaïs (Adelaide), daughter of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier, Roucy and Ramerupt, and Alix de Roucy.
They had six children:
Arnold's second wife was Ermengarde (d. 1081), a union for which no children are recorded.
Arnold and his third wife Agnes had one child:
Upon his death, Arnold’s son Otto assumed the title of Count of Chiny.
Otto II, Count of Waldeck
Otto II, Count of Waldeck( before 1307 – 1369) was Count of Waldeck from 1344 until his death.
Louis III, Count of Chiny
Louis III( d. August 12? 1189), Count of Chiny, son of Albert, Count of Chiny, and his spouse Agnes of Bar.
He succeeded his father in 1162 and continued the family ’s support of the Abbey of Orval.
He entered the Third Crusade alongside Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, dying in transit in Belgrade.
He married Sophie( d. 1207), whose family is unknown.
Their children were: Upon his death, his son Louis assumed the role of Count of Chiny.
Otto II, Count of Chiny
Otto II (1065-after 1131), Count of Chiny, son of Arnold I, Count of Chiny, and Adélaïs.
He succeeded his father in 1106 and completed the construction of the Abbey of Orval that his father had started in 1070, installing the canons in 1124.
The installation of a Cistercian community in Orval in 1131 marked his last appearance in any proceedings.
He married Adelaide (Alix) (1068-1124), daughter of Albert III, Count of Namur and Ida of Saxony (widow of Frederick of Lower Lorraine), who gave birth to:
Ida (also known as Ida of Namur) and Godfrey (also known as Godfrey the Bearded, not to be confused with the uncle of his father Henry II, Godfrey) were parents of Adeliza of Louvain, wife of Henry I, King of England.
Oda’s
husband Gislebert was son of Otto, Count of Duras and therefore the grandson of Giselbert, the first Count of Looz, whose family would eventually be merged with the Counts of Chiny with the marriage of Otto's great-great granddaughter Jeanne, Countess of Chiny, with Arnold IV, Count of Looz.
After his death, Otto was succeeded as Count of Chiny by his son Albert.
Louis, Count of Verdun
Louis I (murdered September 29, 1025), Count of Chiny (987-1025) and Count of Verdun (as Louis) (1024-1025), son of Otto I, Count of Chiny, and an unknown mother.
Upon Otto’s death, Louis became the second Count of Chiny.
Virtually nothing is known about his rule in Chiny.
In 1024, Reginbert, the Bishop of Verdun, appointed Louis as Count of Verdun when Count Herman of Ename, son of Godfrey the Prisoner, retired to a monastery.
Herman's nephew, Godfrey the Bearded, coveted the position, and Gothelo (Herman’s brother and Godfrey’s father) invaded the city and murdered Louis.
Louis married Adelaide (d. after 1025), of unknown parentage.
They had two children:
Louis’ son Louis II assumed the position of Count of Chiny after his father’s death, and Godfrey the Bearded was appointed Count of Verdun.
Louis IV, Count of Chiny
Louis IV the Young( 1173- 7 October 1226), Count of Chiny from 1189 to 1226, son of Louis III, Count of Chiny, and Sophie.
Louis was the last of the first dynasty of Counts of Chiny.
Having no son, he prepared his eldest daughter Jeanne as his successor.
Louis marked his reign by issuing the first postage stamp in the county.
He succeeded as count in 1189 when his father died on the Third Crusade, but was under the supervision of his mother and uncle Thierry, Lord of Mellier, because of his young age.
He likely participated in the Albigensian Crusade, where he died in Cahors.
He married Matilda of Avesnes, widow of Nicolas IV, Lord of Rumigny, and daughter of James, Lord of Avesnes and Conde, and Adele, Lady of Guise.
They had three children: Isabelle was referred to as Madame de Florenville during the in 1285, hosted by Louis' grandson Louis V, successor Count of Chiny, Upon Louis ’ death, his daughter Jeanne became Countess of Chiny until her marriage to Arnold IV, when he became the first Count of Chiny of the second dynasty as Arnold II.
Louis IV was also a direct paternal descendant of Charlemagne.

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