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John I, also called John the Victorious (1252/1253 – 3 May 1294) was Duke of Brabant (1267–1294), Lothier and Limburg (1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been painted as the perfect model of a brave, adventurous and chivalrous feudal prince.
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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John IV, Duke of Brabant (11 June 1403 – 17 April 1427) was the son of Antoine of Burgundy, Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg and his first wife Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He was the second Brabantian ruler from the House of Valois. He is best known for founding the University of Louvain (Leuven) in 1425.
- 11 June 1403, Arras
- Antoine of Burgundy
- Saint John the Evangelist Church, Tervuren [nl]
- Jeanne of Saint-Pol
John I, also called John the Victorious (1252/1253 – 3 May 1294) was Duke of Brabant (1267–1294), Lothier and Limburg (1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been painted as the perfect model of a brave, adventurous and chivalrous feudal prince.
Henri of Brabant (d. 29 October 1349), Duke of Limburg and Lord of Mechelen in 1347. Died young and buried in Tervuren in 1349. Godfrey of Brabant (d. aft. 3 February 1352), Lord of Aarschot in 1346. Also died young and buried in Tervuren. John also had a son born from Maria van Huldenberg, who founded the House of Brant: John I Brant, 1st Lord ...
In the twelfth century, the term Brabant came to denote the possessions of the house of Louvain; in the thirteenth, the title ‘duke of Brabant’ replaced the designation ‘duke of (Lower) Lorraine’. W. Kienast, Der Herzogstitel in Frankreich und Deutschland (Munich, 1968), 395–404. 1106–1128. Godfrey I, the Bearded (count of Louvain ...
