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Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands. In 1430 the Duchies of Lower Lotharingia, Brabant and Limburg were inherited by Philip the Good of Burgundy and became part of the Burgundian Netherlands . In 1477 the Duchy of Brabant became part of the House of Habsburg as part of the dowry of Mary of Burgundy.
The Duchy of Limburg, like most of modern Belgium, was originally within the Duchy of Lower Lorraine. For a while, Lower Lorraine had its own duke. It is from this duchy that the Duchy of Limbourg derived its ducal status (as did the Duchy of Brabant, in a competitive claim to succession).
Duke of Brabant. Coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant. The Duke of Brabant ( Dutch: hertog van Brabant, French: duc de Brabant) was the ruler of the Duchy of Brabant since 1183/1184. The title was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Henry I of the House of Reginar, son of Godfrey III of Leuven (who was duke of ...
Brabant was also a center of cultural and scientific development, not in the least thanks to the activities of the monastical orders. The borders of Brabant stretched from the Meuse in the north to far in northern France. Modernization. Eventually the House of Burgundy inherited the Duchy of Brabant, later followed by the Habsburg Emperor ...
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When his aunt Joanna, Duchess of Brabant died in 1406 without children, Anthony inherited the Duchy of Brabant, Lothier, and Limburg, thus becoming the first Brabantian ruler of the House of Valois.
Feb 25, 2023 · Biography. Anthony, Duke of Brabant was a valiant ruler who inherited the Duchy of Brabant, Lothier, and Limburg when his great-aunt Joanna died childless in 1406. He was the son of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, and brother of John the Fearless.
Three generations of his heirs ruled relatively peacefully. In 1283 John I of Brabant bought the duchy of Limburg from Adolph V of Berg and secured this acquisition by defeating and slaying his competitor, Henry of Luxembourg, at the Battle of Woeringen (June 5, 1288).
