Arms of the House of Luxembourg
The House of Luxembourg was a mediæval Luxembourgian noble family. In 1308, Henry, Count of Luxembourg, became German king, his son, John of Luxembourg, shortly afterwards received the Bohemian crown. The dynasty's rule in the Holy Roman Empire was interrupted by the Wittelsbach twice. With the death of Emperor Sigismund, the dynasty died out and was succeeded by the Habsburgs. Agnatically the house was actually a branch of the Ardennes-Verdun dynasty.
[edit] Notable members
- Henry VII (1275–1313) — King of the Romans, Holy Roman Emperor.
- John of Luxembourg (1296–1346) — son of Henry. King of Bohemia.
- Baldwin, Archbishop of Trier (reigned 1307–54) — brother of Henry
- Charles IV (1316–78) — son of John. King of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Jobst of Moravia (1351-1411) - nephew of Charles. King of the Romans.
- Wenceslaus (1361–1419) — son of Charles. King of Bohemia, King of the Romans.
- Sigismund (1368–1437) — son of Charles. King of Bohemia, King of Hungary,German king[1], Holy Roman Emperor.
- Elisabeth of Bohemia (1409–1442), queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia, wife of Albert V of Austria, the heiress who conveyed the major portion of Luxembourg inheritance to Habsburgs and then Jagellos.
[edit] Luxemburg family tree
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