Arnold IV, Count of Loon
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Arnold IV of Loon, was Count of Loon from 1227 to 1273 and Count of Chiny
(Arnulf II) from 1228 to 1268. He was the son of Gerard III, Count of Rieneck
and Cunegonde Zimmern.
His marriage to Jeanne de Chiny brought him the County of Chiny
. In 1227, his brother Louis III gave him the County of Loon
. In 1234, he took part in a crusade at the request of Pope Gregory IX
against the Statingers, heretics, probably Cathar
, located in the diocese of Bremen. Then he helped Jean d'Eppes, bishop of Liege in repelling attacks Waleran
, Lord of Valkenburg, in 1238. The following year he reconciles Henry II, Duke of Brabant
and Wautier Bertout, Lord of Mechelen. In 1240, he joined forces with the dukes of Brabant and Limburg an attempt to reconcile Pope Gregory IX
with the Emperor Frederick II.
In 1244, a war is contrasted with Henry of Heinsberg. The dispute between the pope and the emperor festered, the pope excommunicated the emperor, and called on voters to choose another: William of Holland and Arnold attended his coronation. To keep their fiefdoms from suffering the disorders of anarchy following the death of Frederick II
, Bishop of Liege, the Duke of Brabant
, and Count of Gelderland entered a confederation entrusted with their common defense.
Arnold enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his contemporaries, and arbitrated several disputes to this title. He granted freedom to Hasselt
and Curange, granted city status in Bilzen
and made several donations to monasteries.
Chiny
Chiny is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers , had 5,021 inhabitants, giving a population density of 44.2 inhabitants per km²...
(Arnulf II) from 1228 to 1268. He was the son of Gerard III, Count of Rieneck
County of Rieneck
The County of Rieneck was a comital domain within the Holy Roman Empire that lay in what is now northwestern Bavaria...
and Cunegonde Zimmern.
His marriage to Jeanne de Chiny brought him the County of Chiny
Chiny
Chiny is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers , had 5,021 inhabitants, giving a population density of 44.2 inhabitants per km²...
. In 1227, his brother Louis III gave him the County of Loon
County of Loon
The County of Loon was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, lying west of the Meuse river in present-day Flemish-speaking Belgium, and east of the old Duchy of Brabant. The most important cities of the county were Beringen, Bilzen, Borgloon, Bree, Hamont, Hasselt, Herk-de-Stad, Maaseik, Peer and...
. In 1234, he took part in a crusade at the request of Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was pope from March 19, 1227 to August 22, 1241.The successor of Pope Honorius III , he fully inherited the traditions of Pope Gregory VII and of his uncle Pope Innocent III , and zealously continued their policy of Papal supremacy.-Early life:Ugolino was...
against the Statingers, heretics, probably Cathar
Cathar
Catharism was a name given to a Christian religious sect with dualistic and gnostic elements that appeared in the Languedoc region of France and other parts of Europe in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries...
, located in the diocese of Bremen. Then he helped Jean d'Eppes, bishop of Liege in repelling attacks Waleran
Waleran
Waleran, Galeran, or Walram is a Germanic first name, common in the Middle Ages, that could refer to:*Waleran, Bishop of Rochester*Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester*Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick*Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine...
, Lord of Valkenburg, in 1238. The following year he reconciles Henry II, Duke of Brabant
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
Henry II of Brabant was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235...
and Wautier Bertout, Lord of Mechelen. In 1240, he joined forces with the dukes of Brabant and Limburg an attempt to reconcile Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was pope from March 19, 1227 to August 22, 1241.The successor of Pope Honorius III , he fully inherited the traditions of Pope Gregory VII and of his uncle Pope Innocent III , and zealously continued their policy of Papal supremacy.-Early life:Ugolino was...
with the Emperor Frederick II.
In 1244, a war is contrasted with Henry of Heinsberg. The dispute between the pope and the emperor festered, the pope excommunicated the emperor, and called on voters to choose another: William of Holland and Arnold attended his coronation. To keep their fiefdoms from suffering the disorders of anarchy following the death of Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
, Bishop of Liege, the Duke of Brabant
Duke of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. The title "Duke of Brabant" was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Henry I, son of Godfrey III of Leuven . The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the since 1085/1086 existing title of Landgrave of Brabant...
, and Count of Gelderland entered a confederation entrusted with their common defense.
Arnold enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his contemporaries, and arbitrated several disputes to this title. He granted freedom to Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
and Curange, granted city status in Bilzen
Bilzen
Bilzen is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Bilzen had a total population of 30,057...
and made several donations to monasteries.
Sources
- JJ. Thonissen, "Arnold IV, Royal Academy of Belgium, National Biography, vol. 1, Brussels, 1866, p. 451-455