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Exotica · 10-09-2003, 02:46 AM

He was the founder of Luxembourg in the year 963 AD. Does anyone else have any additional information about this man?

TheDrake · 10-10-2003, 02:26 PM

Just this:

Luxembourg's history dates back to the tenth century A.D., when Count Siegfried acquired from the Abbey of St. Maximin of Trier a small, rocky promontory called the Bock, where there stood a small castle called Lucilinburhuc (Little Burg). In return, the count relinquished land near the area called Viulna, to the north of the Bock. Lucinburhuc eventually became part of the powerful fortress named Luxembourg City, and the area known by its Latin name, Viulna, became the village of Feulen. The founding of Feulen, my family's ancestral village, dates back to 963 A D. Thirty-five years ago, in 1963, Feulen celebrated its 1,000th anniversary.

Count Siegfried became a powerful feudal lord of the region which, over the preceding centuries, had been conquered by many armies (Julius Caesar's Roman army, Attila the Hun's pillagers and Charlemagne's Frankish forces, to name a few). Numerous counts of the Ardennes succeeded Siegfried until Countess Ermesinde, the daughter of Henry IV of Namur, came to power in 1196. Historical accounts indicate that Ermesinde was a powerful, insightful and beloved ruler. As James Newcomer explains in The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, Countess Ermesinde led Luxembourg into the "intellectual, artistic, and religious renaissance that characterized western Europe" (64). During her reign, which ended with her death in 1247, Luxembourg's area "had grown fourfold, solvency had been attained, loyalties had been cemented, peace had been fostered, and cultural idiosyncracy had continued to define itself" (Newcomer, 79).

I also hear he did magic tricks involving saber toothed tigers.

Exotica · 10-11-2003, 02:29 AM

Thank you so much!!!!

Where did you learn all of that?

Exotica · 10-11-2003, 11:35 PM

Is there anything else you can tell me about him?

I really, really do appreciate the info btw!

10-09-2003, 02:46 AM	#1
Exotica Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 09, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 89	Count Siegfried of Luxembourg He was the founder of Luxembourg in the year 963 AD. Does anyone else have any additional information about this man?
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10-10-2003, 02:26 PM	#2
TheDrake Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 30, 2003 Posts: 79	Just this: Luxembourg's history dates back to the tenth century A.D., when Count Siegfried acquired from the Abbey of St. Maximin of Trier a small, rocky promontory called the Bock, where there stood a small castle called Lucilinburhuc (Little Burg). In return, the count relinquished land near the area called Viulna, to the north of the Bock. Lucinburhuc eventually became part of the powerful fortress named Luxembourg City, and the area known by its Latin name, Viulna, became the village of Feulen. The founding of Feulen, my family's ancestral village, dates back to 963 A D. Thirty-five years ago, in 1963, Feulen celebrated its 1,000th anniversary. Count Siegfried became a powerful feudal lord of the region which, over the preceding centuries, had been conquered by many armies (Julius Caesar's Roman army, Attila the Hun's pillagers and Charlemagne's Frankish forces, to name a few). Numerous counts of the Ardennes succeeded Siegfried until Countess Ermesinde, the daughter of Henry IV of Namur, came to power in 1196. Historical accounts indicate that Ermesinde was a powerful, insightful and beloved ruler. As James Newcomer explains in The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, Countess Ermesinde led Luxembourg into the "intellectual, artistic, and religious renaissance that characterized western Europe" (64). During her reign, which ended with her death in 1247, Luxembourg's area "had grown fourfold, solvency had been attained, loyalties had been cemented, peace had been fostered, and cultural idiosyncracy had continued to define itself" (Newcomer, 79). I also hear he did magic tricks involving saber toothed tigers.

10-11-2003, 02:29 AM	#3
Exotica Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 09, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 89	Thank you so much!!!! Where did you learn all of that?

10-11-2003, 11:35 PM	#4
Exotica Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 09, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 89	Is there anything else you can tell me about him? I really, really do appreciate the info btw!