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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 (1273/74 – aft. 13 September 1283). John II of Brabant (1275–1312). Margaret (4 October 1276 – 14 December 1311, Genoa), married 9 July 1292 to Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor. Marie (d. after 2 December 1338), married to Count Amadeus V of Savoy. John I had several illegitimate children: Gillis van der Balcht
Godfrey VI (1106–1129) (also known as Godfrey I of Leuven) House of Limburg. Waleran (1129–1139) House of Leuven. Godfrey VII(1139–1142) (also known as Godfrey II of Leuven) Godfrey VIII (1142–1190) (also known as Godfrey III of Leuven) Disintegrates. Title passes to the Duke of Brabant, who until 1795 kept the title "Duke of Lothier".
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).
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.
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 ...