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The counts of Limburg rose to prominence when one of their house was appointed duke of Lower Lorraine.

Though Lorraine was soon confiscated, the ducal title was kept within the family, transferred it to the county of Limburg, which was eventually ratified by the Holy Roman Emperor. Thereafter, the dukes of Limburg were one of several lines of heirs of the territory and title of the old duke of Lower Lorraine.

Contents 1 List of counts and dukes of Limburg 1.1 Counts of Limburg 1.1.1 House of Ardennes 1.2 Dukes of Limburg 1.2.1 House of Ardennes 1.2.2 House of Leuven 1.2.3 House of Valois 1.2.4 House of Habsburg 1.2.5 House of Habsburg-Lorraine 2 See also

• 1065–1082 : Waleran I (received Limburg through his wife Judith, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine)
• 1082–1119 : Henry I (son of, also duke of Lower Lorraine)

• 1119–1139 : Waleran II (son of, also kept the ducal title his father had been granted as ruler of Lower Lorraine)
• 1139–1170 : Henry II (son of, also count of Arlon)
• 1170–1221 : Henry III (son of, also count of Arlon)
• 1221–1226 : Waleran III (son of, also count of Arlon and Lord of Monjoie)
• 1226–1247 : Henry IV (son of, also count of Berg and Lord of Monjoie)
• 1247–1279 : Waleran IV (son of)
• 1279–1283 : Ermengarde (daughter of, married Reginald I, Duke of Guelders)

The Duchy of Limburg was lost in 1288 to the dukes of Brabant in the Battle of Worringen.

• 1288-1294 : John I (also duke of Brabant and Dukes of Lothier)
• 1294-1312 : John II (son of, also duke of Brabant and Dukes of Lothier)
• 1312-1355 : John III (son of, also duke of Brabant and Dukes of Lothier)
• 1355-1406 : Joanna I (daughter of, married)

• 1406-1415 : Anthony I (son of)
• 1415-1427 : John IV (son of)
• 1427-1430 : Philip I also called Philip of Saint Pol - (son of)
• 1430-1467 : Philip II also called Philip the Good (son of)
• 1467-1477 : Charles I also called Charles the Bold (son of)
• 1477-1482 : Mary I (daughter of, married Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, regent from 1482 until 1494)

• 1494-1506 : Philip III also called Philip the Handsome - (son of)
• 1506-1555 : Charles II (son of, also Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain)

After the abdication of Charles II, the Seventeen Provinces went to the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.

• 1555-1598 : Philip IV (son of, also King of Spain)
• Archdukes Albert and Isabella (1598-1621)
• 1621-1665 : Philip V
• 1665-1700 : Charles III (son of, also King of Spain)
• 1700-1706 : Philip VI (also King of Spain)

After the death of Philips VI the Seventeen Provinces returned to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.

• 1706-1740 : Charles IV (also Holy Roman Emperor)
• 1740-1780 : Maria II Theresia (daughter of, also Queen of Hungary, Queen of Bohemia and consort Empress and married to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor)

• 1780- 1789 : Joseph I (son of, also Holy Roman Emperor)
• 1790-1792 : Leopold I (brother of, also Holy Roman Emperor)
• 1792-1794 : Francis I also called Double Emperor (son of, also Holy Roman Emperor and Emperor of Austria)

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