Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg

Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg

Henry the Blind (c. 1113 – 14 August 1196; French: Henri l'Aveugle, Dutch: Hendrik de Blinde), sometimes called Henry IV of Luxembourg, was his father's heir as Count of Namur from 1139 until his abdication in 1189, and heir of his mother's family as Count of Luxembourg from 1136 until his death. He also inherited the smaller lordships of Longwy, La Roche-en-Ardenne and Durbuy. Henry is an important figure in the history of the southern Netherlands and the modern countries of Belgium and Luxembourg. He is especially important to the history of the county of Namur, where he was the last member of the first line of counts, and the most powerful of them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg is the 3,989th most popular politician (up from 5,955th in 2019). (up from 908th in 2019)