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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.
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.
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).
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 ...
The Duchy of Brabant, a state of the Holy Roman Empire, was established in 1183. It developed from the Landgraviate of Brabant of 1085–1183, and formed the heart of the historic Low Countries . The Duchy comprised part of the Burgundian Netherlands from 1430 and of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, until it was partitioned after the Dutch ...
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 ...
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.