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John II (27 September 1275 – 27 October 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders . John II succeeded his father in 1294 [1] During the reign of John II, Brabant continued supporting a coalition to stop French expansion.
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Mar 15, 2024 · John II (born c. 1247—died September 11?, 1304, Hainaut) was the count of Hainaut (1280–1304) and of the Dutch provinces of Holland and Zeeland (1299–1304), who united the counties and prevented the northward expansion of the house of Dampierre, the counts of Flanders. Eldest son of John of Avesnes, count of Hainaut, and Alida, sister of ...
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John II (April 16, 1319 – April 8, 1364), called John the Good, was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy (as John I) from 1361 to 1363. By his marriage to Joanna I, Countess of Auvergne ...
Other articles where John II is discussed: history of the Low Countries: Town opposition to the prince: Duke John II, however, left such formidable debts that Brabant merchants were arrested abroad, which made them claim control over the duke’s finances during Duke John III’s minority (1312–20). The fact that from 1248 to 1430 only two dynastic successions involved a direct adult male ...
The Duke of 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. The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the existing title of landgrave of Brabant. This was an Imperial fief which was assigned to Count Henry III of Leuven shortly ...
