Waleran
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Waleran, Galeran, or Walram is a Germanic
first name, common in the Middle Ages
, that could refer to:
It could also refer to a title in the British Peerage:
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
first name, common in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, that could refer to:
- Waleran, Bishop of RochesterWaleran, Bishop of Rochester-Life:Waleran was archdeacon of the diocese of Bayeux and a clerk serving Richard of Dover, Archbishop of Canterbury.Waleran was elected on 9 October or 10 October 1182 and was ordained a priest on 18 December 1182. He was consecrated on 19 December 1182....
- Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of WorcesterWaleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of WorcesterWaleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, 1st Earl of Worcester , was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois, and the twin brother of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester...
- Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of WarwickWaleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of WarwickWaleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick was the younger son of Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Gundred de Warrenne, daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth de Vermandois...
- Waleran, Duke of Lower LorraineWaleran, Duke of Lower LorraineWaleran II , called Paganus meaning "the Pagan", probably due to a late baptism, was the Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon from his father's death in about 1119 until his own twenty years later...
- Waleran I of LimburgWaleran I of LimburgWaleran I , called Udon, was the count of Arlon from AD 1052 and Limburg from 1065. He was the son of Waleran, Count of Arlon. He was also the advocate of the abbey of Sint-Truiden....
- Waleran III of LimburgWaleran III of LimburgWaleran III was initially lord of Montjoie, then count of Luxembourg from 1214. He became count of Arlon and duke of Limburg on his father's death in 1221. He was the son of Henry III of Limburg and Sophia of Saarbrücken.As a younger son, he did not expect to inherit...
- Waleran IV of LimburgWaleran IV of LimburgWaleran IV was the duke of Limburg from 1247 to his death. He was the son and successor of Henry IV and Ermengarde, countess of Berg....
- Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of LignyWaleran III of Luxembourg, Count of LignyWaleran III of Luxembourg , Count of Ligny and Saint Pol, was a French nobleman and soldier.He was the son of Guy of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny and Mahaut of Châtillon, Countess of Saint Pol. He succeeded his father in 1371, after his death at the Battle of Baesweiler...
It could also refer to a title in the British Peerage:
- Baron WaleranBaron WaleranBaron Waleran, of Uffculme in the County of Devon, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 December 1905 for the Conservative politician Sir William Walrond, 2nd Baronet. His elevation to the peerage did not cause a by-election due to the upcoming general election,...