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.
Arnold VI of Rummen, Count of Loon
Arnold VI de Rumigny( died May 1373), Count of Looz and Count of Chiny( as Arnold IV)( 1362 – 1364), son of William of Oreye, Lord of Rumigny( by donation of Louis IV, Count of Looz in 1331), and Jeanne de Looz, daughter of Arnold V, Count of Loon and Chiny, and, Marguerite Vianden, Lady of Perwez and Grimbergen.
In 1336, at the death of his uncle, Louis IV, Count of Loon and Chiny, Arnold laid claim to the estates, but without success.
Instead, the estates passed to another nephew, Thierry de Heinsberg.
Finally, on January 25, 1362, he bought the rights to the counties from his cousin Godfrey, Count of Looz and Chiny.
Looz, however, was still occupied by the troops of Engelbert III of the Marck, Prince- Bishop of Liege.
On December 25, Arnold approached the Emperor Charles IV for his help in financing the reconquest of Looz, but he failed in that endeavor.
Without options, he sold the counties to Wenceslaus, Duke of Luxembourg, on June 16, 1364.
On September 23, 1366, he entered into a transaction with John of Arkel, Prince- Bishop of Liège, receiving some financial compensation for the occupation of the counties In 1346, Arnold married Elizabeth of Flanders, illegitimate daughter of Louis of Flanders, Count of Nevers.
No children are recorded.
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.
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.
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.
John I, Count of Looz
John I (Jean) (d. 1278 or 1279), Count of Looz and Count of Chiny, eldest son of Arnold IV, Count of Looz and Chiny, and Jeanne, Countess of Chiny.
He succeeded his father in 1272 or 1273, as the Count of Looz and Chiny.
Virtually nothing is known about his reign.
He first married, in 1258, Matilda, daughter of William IV, Count of Jülich, and Matilda of Gelderland.
Their children were:
Widowed, he married secondly, in 1269, Isabelle de Conde (d. after 1280), daughter of Jacques, Seigneur of Conde and Bailleul, and his wife Agnes of Rœulx.
Their children were::
Upon his death, he was succeeded as Count of Chiny by his brother Louis, and as Count of Looz by his son Arnold.
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.
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.
Louis II, Count of Chiny
Louis II (d. before 1066), Count of Chiny (1025–1066), son of Louis I, Count of Chiny and Verdun, and Adélaïde de Saint Varme.
He left very few traces in history and nothing is known about his reign.
Louis was married to Sophie.
They had two children:
Legend has it that Louis held hunting parties in his huge game park.
Here, Thibault of Champagne established a hermitage and found a source of holy springs, and Louis built a shrine to the spring's healing powers.
The shrine became famous, with many pilgrims who came to implore the grace of Saint-Thibault.
Later, monks from Calabria, Italy, founded a monastery nearby at Orval at the invitation of Louis’ son Arnold.
Upon Louis' death, his son Arnold became Count of Chiny.
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.

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