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

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