Walter IV, Count of Enghien

Walter IV of Enghien (died 1381), Hainault nobleman and soldier, was the son of Sohier of Enghien. He was Count of Brienne as Walter VII and Lord of Enghien 1364–1381.

Appointed Marshal of Flanders by Louis II of Flanders, he energetically prosecuted the war against the rebellious Ghentois. 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.

He was succeeded by his heir in proximity of blood, his uncle Louis of Enghien.

References

Froissart's Chronicles, Book II, Chapter 81

French nobility
Preceded by Sohier	Count of Brienne 1364–1381	Succeeded by Louis

Counts of Brienne

House of Brienne	Engelbert I Engelbert II Engelbert III Engelbert IV Walter I Erard I Walter II Erard II Walter III Walter IV John Hugh Walter V Walter VI

House of Enghien	Sohier Walter VII Louis I Margaret with John of Luxemburg

House of Luxemburg	Peter I Louis Peter II Anthony I Charles I Anthony II John II Charles II Louise

House of Loménie	Louise de Béon with Henri-Auguste Louis Henri Nicholas Athanase Louis Marie

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