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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.
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.
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 ...
Statue of Saint Thomas Aquinas at the Dominican cloister of Huissen, Lingewaard.. De regimine Judaeorum, ad Ducissam Brabantiae (lit. ' On the government of the jews, to the Duchess of Brabant '), also known as the Epistula ad Ducissam Brabantiae, is an epistle written by Dominican friar and Catholic saint Thomas Aquinas to Adelaide of Burgundy, Duchess of Brabant.
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]
John II of Harcourt: Joan, Viscountess of Châtellerault: Aimery II, Viscount of Châtellerault - 1275 21 December 1302 husband's death: 16 May 1315 Alix of Brabant, Lady of Mézières-en-Brenne: Godfrey of Brabant, Lord of Aarschot and Vierzon - - 21 December 1302 husband's accession: 9 November 1329 husband's death: aft. 11 September 1339 ...
Coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant.. 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).