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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.
- Feudal Duchy
- Middle Ages
Members of the Holy Grail order are sent out in secret to provide lords to kingdoms that have lost their protectors and Loherangrin is eventually called to this duty in Brabant, where the duke has died without a male heir.
The War of the Brabantian Succession (Dutch: Brabantse Successieoorlog, French: Guerre de la succession du Brabant) was a war of succession triggered by the death of John III, Duke of Brabant.
- 15 June 1356 – 4 June 1357
- Flemish–Guelderian victory, Joanna is recognised as duchess of Brabant, but concedes charter of liberties, Guelders acquires Turnhout and annual payment from Brabant, Flanders acquires Mechelen, Antwerp and surrounding villages
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).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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duchy of Brabant, former duchy, divided between Belgium ( Brabant and Antwerp provs.) and the Netherlands ( North Brabant prov.). Louvain, Brussels, and Antwerp were its chief cities. The duchy of Brabant emerged (1190) from the duchy of Lower Lorraine.
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).
Frederick the III the Strong († 1381) married the heiress of Coburg. The rise of the House of Wettin continued in the 15th century. In 1423, Emperor Sigismond conferred the electoral duchy of Saxony to Frederick I the Warlike, Margrave of Misnia and Landgrave of Thuringia.
