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Henry II of Brabant ( Dutch: Hendrik, French: Henri; 1207 – February 1, 1248) was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235. His mother was Matilda of Boulogne. [1] Henry II supported his sister Mathilde's son, William II of Holland, in his bid for election as king of Germany. [1]
Feb 18, 2024 · Henry II of Brabant (French: Henri II de Brabant, Dutch: Hendrik II van Brabant, 1207 – February 1, 1248 in Leuven) was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235. Henry II supported his sister Mathilde's son, William II, Count of Holland, in the latter's bid for election as German King.
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).
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While this title Duke of Brabant was granted to Godfrey III of Leuven (Godfrey VII of Lower Lotharingia), it was his son Henry who was the first one to use the new title. See: Counts of Leuven. By now it boarders of Brabant had become more defined. It was now well and truly situated to the south-east of the county of Flanders, west of the county of...
As the first Duke of Brabant, Henry I successfully expanded his territory between the rivers the Scheldt and the Rhine, he also extended the territories in northern Brabant, forcing the Counts of Gelre and Holland to retreat into their own territories. In order to consolidate his power he used local strongmen in exchange for his protection. However...
Henry II had great influence in the affairs of the Duchy of Gelre and the County of Holland, during the time that their rules were underage. William II of Holland – his nephew – the son of Henry’s sister Mathilde and Otto II of Guelre was the son of his sister Margaret. He refused the title of King of German in favour of his nephew William II. Unde...
The disputed territory of Lothier, the former Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, was assigned to him by the German King Alfonso X of Castile. Alfonso also appointed him Imperial Vicar to advance his claims on the Holy Roman Empire. Following his father’s example he provided special privileges to his subject, two day before his death, to appease them in ac...
At the age of 23 he went – in 1276 – with his brother Godfrey on crusade to Spain to fight the Muslims. Throughout his life he maintained his combative personality not just in wars but also during tournaments. For this he travelled to Holland, France and even England. He became the legend of these events. During a tournament in Windsor in 1280 he d...
This conflict is in essence one between Brabant and Gelre. Gelre had been increasing their powers by taking control over the Betuwe, the Veluwe and the County of Zutphen. This brought them in conflict with the Dukes of Brabant. After, in 1282, duke Waleran IV of Limburg died, the duchy of Limburg was inherited by his daughter Irmgard, who was marri...
Jan was sent to live in England in 1284, when he was eight or nine. His father was a long-time ally of Edward I of England, and the younger Jan’s marriage to Edward’s third daughter Margaret was planned in the late 1270s, when both children were toddlers. Margaret was born on 15 March 1275, so was a few months older than her husband. He married her...
Jan III was born sometime in 1300 as the only child of Jan II and Margaret. He succeeded his father at the age of twelve. In 1311, he married Marie d’Évreux, who was born in 1303. Marie was the eldest daughter of Louis, Count d’Évreux, who was the half-brother of the French King Philip IV and the son of Marie of Brabant, sister of Duke Jan I – whic...
In order to prevent the collapse of the Duchy of Brabant the ‘Joyous Entry’ charter was negotiated with the cities. This would secure a harmonious and peaceful entry of the Duchess of Brabant into the city of Brussels. The document is dated 3 January 1356. The charter was not completely new, but followed an old custom in Brabant of “landcharters”, ...
Johanna being the eldest became the heir to the duchy after the death of her father in December 1355. Her first marriage to Willem II, Count of Holland and Hainault – brother of Philippa of Hainault, wife of Edward III – ended childless after his death in 1345 at the battle of Stavoren. This ended the hopes for a personal union between Brabant 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. 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 ...
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Ruler: Henry II, Duke of Brabant Issuer: Henri III, Duke of Brabant | Production date 1235-1261 | Production place Minted in: Duchy of Brabant. coin. Museum number ...
Henry II, Duke of Brabant. Godfrey. Elizabeth. Marie. Father. Godfrey III, Count of Leuven. Mother. Margaret of Limburg. 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.
