Together with the lordship over La Roche came the advocacy of the abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy. It has been proposed that Durbuy had come to Henry's grandfather, Albert III of Namur, from his mother's father, Duke Gozelon; and La Roche and the advocacy of Stavelot were part of inheritance of Duke Frederic, ancestor of the dukes of Limburg, which appears to have been split off from the main inheritance and granted to his widow Ida, the mother of Henry's father.
In conjunction with control over La Roche came the representation of the Stavelot-Malmedy abbey. It has been suggested that Durbuy was passed down to Henry's grandfather, Albert III of Namur, from his maternal grandfather, Duke Gozelon; and La Roche and the representation of Stavelot were part of the inheritance of Duke Frederic, ancestor of the dukes of Limburg, which appears to have been separated from the main inheritance and granted to his widow Ida, the mother of Henry's father.