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Walter III of Enghien [64179]
(-1345)
Isabella Countess of Brienne [64178]
(1306-1360)
Sohier of Enghien Count of Enghien [64182]
(-1364)
Walter IV Count of Enghien [64183]
(-1381)

 

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Walter IV Count of Enghien [64183] 127

  • Died: 1381

bullet   Cause of his death was Killed in battle.

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bullet  General Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_IV_of_Enghien

bullet  Medical Notes:

He is notorious for his sack of the city of Geraardsbergen on July 7, 1381, wherein his troops burned and destroyed the town, killing many of its inhabitants.
Rejoining the Flemish army besieging Ghent, he and a handful of companions were trapped by an ambush laid by the Ghentois, perhaps composed of survivors of Geraardsbergen. He and his illegitimate half-brother John were both cut down in the fighting.

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Count of Brienne, 1364. He was Count of Brienne as Walter VII and Lord of Enghien 1364\endash 1381.




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