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After the death of his brother, he supported his nephew John II of Brabant against all internal and external opposition. In 1302, when Flanders revolted against King Philip IV of France, Godfrey and his only son joined the army of his French ally in the Battle of the Golden Spurs. Both were killed, as were many more knights of Brabant.
Ealdred v High Sheriff of Yorkshire (c.1068); Wulfstan v Thomas (1070) [1] [2]; R v Roger de Breteuil; Trial of Penenden Heath (1071) [3] [4] regarded by some commentators as "one of the most important events in the early history of English Law because of the light it sheds on the relationship between Norman Law and English Law" with the trial being a possible indication of Norman respect for ...
Godfrey I (Dutch: Godfried, c. 1060 – 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the Landgrave of Brabant, Count of Brussels and Leuven (Louvain) from 1095 to his death and Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1106 to 1129. He was also Margrave of Antwerp from 1106 to his death.
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 ...
John I, also called John the Victorious (1252/53 – 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. [1] He has been painted as the perfect model of a brave, adventurous and chivalrous feudal prince. [2]
Godfrey married twice: Firstly, to Margaret of Limbourg, daughter of Henry II, Duke of Limburg, [2] in 1158, by whom he had two children: Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165 – 5 September 1235). [3] Henry was installed in 1180 as duke of Lower Lorraine until 1222. He was made count of Louvain in 1183, until 1198. He was installed as Duke of ...
Philip's uncle, Anthony, inherited Brabant from his great aunt in 1406. [41] Anthony's son, Philip of St. Pol, bequeathed it to Philip on his death in 1430. [42] Antwerp was a dependency of Brabant, [43] as was Limburg and the Lands of Overmaas. [44] Lands of Overmaas: Margraviate of Antwerp [note 3] Duchy of Brabant [note 4] County of Holland ...
John of Brabant (1327–1335/36), married Marie of France (1326–1333), daughter of King Philip VI of France, [a] but died soon after with no issue, buried in Tervueren. Henri of Brabant (d. 29 October 1349), Duke of Limburg and Lord of Mechelen in 1347. Died young and buried in Tervuren in 1349.