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Godfrey of Brabant donated the land for new city fortifications to the inhabitants of Aarschot. [3] In 1292, he negotiated a peace between France and the Count of Flanders. After the death of his brother, he supported his nephew John II of Brabant against all internal and external opposition.
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.
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).
1329–1346 : John IV (d. 1346), Count of Harcourt in 1338, son of John III married Isabeau de Parthenay, dame de Vibraye, de Montfort-le-Rotrou, d'Aspremont and de Bonnétable; 1346–1356 : John V (d. 5 April 1356, Rouen), son of John IV married Blanche de Ponthieu, Countess of Aumale, sister of Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon
When John died on 5 December 1355, his oldest daughter succeeded him in Brabant and the Duchy of Limburg according to his plan. [3] However, this inheritance settlement was challenged by his sons-in-law in Guelders and Flanders, who demanded a susterdeylinghe (literally 'sister deal'), meaning a territorial partition between the three sisters ...
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.
In 1273, John married Margaret (d. 3 July 1285), daughter of Guy, Count of Flanders [6] and had the following children: 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.