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John II: Gros tournois. John II (27 September 1275 – 27 October 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. John II succeeded his father in 1294 [1] During the reign of John II, Brabant continued supporting a coalition to stop ...
1288–1294: John I (also duke of Brabant and Dukes of Lothier) 1294–1312: John II (son of, also duke of Brabant and Dukes of Lothier) 1312–1355: John III (son of, also duke of Brabant and Dukes of Lothier) 1355–1406: Joanna (daughter of, married)
John was the son of John II, Duke of Brabant, and Margaret of England. [1] In 1312, he succeeded his father as the duke of Brabant, in no small part due to his father's Charter of Kortenberg. [2] In an attempt to improve relations with France, John married Marie of Evreux. [3]
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).
[2] Prior to the end of the 13th century, the lordships were attached to the Duchy of Limburg. In 1283, the last independent ruler of Limburg, Duchess Ermingarde, died, provoking the War of the Limburg Succession. The conflict was concluded with the victory of John I, Duke of Brabant at the Battle of Worringen in 1288. The Duchy of Limburg and ...
Purchased by Philip for 60,000 francs from John III, Count of Armagnac. [29] Seized by France in 1477, but returned to Charles the Bold's Habsburg heirs in 1493. [25] Bailiwick of Mâcon: John the Fearless: 1417 Seized by force from the French crown, [30] [31] confirmed by Treaty of Arras 1435. [32] Annexed by Louis XI in 1477. [33] County of ...
On 8 July 1290 Margaret married John II, Duke of Brabant in Westminster Abbey, London, becoming Duchess of Brabant less than four years later on 3 May 1294. She had been acquainted with her groom since childhood, [2] as they had been betrothed in 1278 when she was three years old.
The house was founded by Jan Cordeken, [1] Lord of Glymes, illegitimate son of John II, Duke of Brabant. It was legitimized by Emperor Louis IV. [2] John I obtained Bergen by marriage to Joanne of Boutersem. The house died out when the descendants of Henri Nicolas de Glymes de Hollebecque (1755–-1813) died without heirs.