House of Luxembourg: Map & History
The House of Luxembourg or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as kings of Germany and Holy Roman emperors as well as kings of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia.
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The House of Luxembourg or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as kings of Germany and Holy Roman emperors as well as kings of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia. Their rule was twice interrupted by the rival House of Wittelsbach. The family takes its name from its ancestral county of Luxembourg, which passed to the House of Habsburg in 1443 following the extinction of the dynasty's male line.
Modern Countries Once Part of House of Luxembourg
At its mapped extent, House of Luxembourg covered territory in 2 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside House of Luxembourg's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
House of Luxembourg in Depth
History
As shown below, this royal Luxembourg dynasty were not male-line descendants of the original counts of Luxembourg. They descended instead from the House of Limburg-Arlon, who had been dukes of Lower Lorraine in the 11th century. In 1247 Henry, younger son of Duke Waleran III of Limburg inherited the County of Luxembourg, becoming Count Henry V of Luxembourg, upon the death of his mother Countess Ermesinde. Her father, Count Henry "the Blind", was count of Namur through his father, and count of Luxembourg through his mother, who was also named Ermesinde. This elder Ermesinde was a member of the original House of Luxembourg, which was a branch of the House of Ardenne, and had ruled Luxembourg since the late 10th century.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: House of Luxembourg (CC BY-SA 4.0).
House of Luxembourg: Key Facts
| Dissolved | 1437 |
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Facts from Wikidata Q122293 (CC0).
House of Luxembourg Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which House of Luxembourg appears, with the other states of the time.
House of Luxembourg Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 10,211 km² in 1410 CE.
House of Luxembourg: Frequently Asked Questions
When did House of Luxembourg exist?
House of Luxembourg is dated to 1260 CE – 1414 CE, in the High & Late Middle Ages era.
How large was House of Luxembourg at its peak?
At its peak in 1410 AD House of Luxembourg covered about 10,211 km².
How did the map of House of Luxembourg change over time?
House of Luxembourg appears on 2 dated world maps in the atlas, from 1300 CE to 1400 CE. Each shows its borders in that year next to the other states of the time.
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