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Henry I ( Dutch: Hendrik, French: Henri; c. 1165 – 5 September 1235), named "The Courageous", was a member of the House of Reginar and first duke of Brabant from 1183/84 until his death. Early life. Henry was possibly born in Leuven (Louvain), the son of Count Godfrey III of Louvain [1] and his wife Margaret, daughter of Duke Henry II of Limburg.
Apr 21, 2024 · Wikipedia.org. Henry I of Brabant (French: Henri I de Brabant, Dutch: Hendrik I van Brabant), named "The Courageous", was (probably) born in 1165 in Leuven and died in the German city of Cologne on September 5, 1235. He became Duke of Brabant in 1183/1184 and succeeded his father as Duke of Lower Lotharingia in 1190.
- 1165
- Leuven, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
- Leuven, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
Chartered in 1185 by Henry I, duke of Brabant, who had a hunting lodge nearby (hence the name, meaning “the duke’s wood”), it was an important medieval wool centre and became a bishopric in 1559. The town saw many sieges owing to its strategic position on the Catholic-Protestant line…. Read More.
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 Lower Lorraine at that time).
About one hundred years later, in 1183/1184, Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa formally established the Duchy of Brabant and created the hereditary title of duke of Brabant in favour of Henry I of Brabant, son of Count Godfrey III of Leuven. Although the original county was still quite small - and limited to the territory between the Dender and ...
The remnant of the duchy of Lower Lorraine was held by Henry I the Warrior of the House of Louvain, who in 1190 assumed the title of duke of Brabant. Three generations of his heirs ruled relatively peacefully.
Dec 3, 2023 · Henri I was born circa 1165, probably in Leuven, in the Landgraviate of Brabant. Henri I was Duke of Brabant from 1183 to his death, and Duke of Lower Lotharingia from 1190 to his death. He was installed in 1180 as Duke of Lower Lotharingy, which he held until 1222. He was Duke of Louvain 1183-1198.
