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Godfrey of Brabant (died July 11, 1302, in Kortrijk), was Lord of Aarschot, between 1284 and his death in 1302, and Lord of Vierzon, between 1277 and 1302.
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 II of Leuven (1139–1142) (also known as Godfrey VI) Godfrey III of Leuven (1142–1190) (also known as Godfrey VII) Passes to Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1190–1235), see below: Duke of Brabant. Counts of Leuven, Counts of Brussels and Landgraves of Brabant: Henry III (1085/1086–1095); already Count of Leuven and Brussels from 1078.
Although the title was later given back to the lords of Limbourg-sur-Vesdre, Godefrey and his family refused to stop using the title, and kept possession of Antwerp. The ensuing conflict between the families led to the eventual abolishment of the Duchy, and the two families came to be known as the Dukes of Brabant and Limbourg respectively.
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 ...
Geoffroy d'Harcourt was the youngest son of John III d'Harcourt, Viscount of Châtellerault and Saint-Sauveur, and Alix de Brabant, the daughter of Godfrey of Brabant. Harcourt was known as "the lame" due to him having a deformed leg, which made him limp. He was knighted in 1326 and inherited the Viscounty of Saint-Sauveur in 1330.
Adeliza's father was Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1095–1139), Landgrave of Brabant, and Duke of Lower Lotharingia (1106–1128), an ally of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. After the death of Adeliza's mother, Ida of Chiny, Godfrey married Clementia of Burgundy , the mother of Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders , who had fought with the French ...
Godfrey II (Dutch: Godfried; c. 1110 – 13 June 1142) was the count of Louvain, landgrave of Brabant by inheritance from 23 January 1139. He was the son of Godfrey I and Ida of Chiny. He was also the duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey VII ), and as such also margrave of Antwerp , by appointment in 1139 after the death of Duke Waleran .