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Duke of Brabant
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Image:Armoiries_Brabant.png thumb|right|[[Coat of arms of Dukes of Brabant]]
The Duchy of
Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. The title "'''Duke of Brabant'''" was created by the German Emperor
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Frederik Barbarossa in favor of
Henry I, Duke of Brabant Henry I, son of
Godfrey III of Leuven (who was Duke of Lower Lotharingia at that time). The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the already existing title of
Landgrave of Brabant. This was an Imperial fief which was assigned to Count
Henry III of Leuven about 1085/1086, more exactly after the death of the preceding Count of Brabant, Count Palatine Herman II of Lotharingia (+
September 20,
1085). Although the corresponding county was quite small (limited to the territory between the rivers Dender en Zenne, situated to the west of Brussels) its name was applied to the entire country under control of the Dukes from the 13th century on. In
1190, after the death of Godfrey III, Henry I also became Duke of Lotharingia. Formerly Lower Lotharingia, this title was now practically without territorial authority, but was borne by the later Dukes of Brabant as an honorific title.
In
1288, the Dukes of Brabant became also
Duchy of Limburg Duke of Limburg. The title fell to the
Duke of Burgundy Dukes of Burgundy in
1430. Later on, it followed with the Burgundian inheritance until the
French Revolution, although the northern part of the territory of Brabant was actually governed by the
Dutch Republic United Provinces during the 17th and 18th century (see
Generality Lands).
House of Leuven
'''
Landgrave of Brabant''':
*
Henry III of Leuven (1085/1086–1095); already Count of Leuven and Brussels from 1078.
*
Godfrey I of Leuven Godfrey I (from 1095)
'''
Landgrave of Brabant''' and Dukes of Lower Lotharingia:
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Godfrey I of Leuven Godfrey I (1106–1139); appointed as Duke in 1106.
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Godfrey II of Leuven Godfrey II (1139–1142)
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Godfrey III of Leuven Godfrey III (1142–1190)
'''Dukes of Brabant and Lotharingia''':
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Henry I, Duke of Brabant Henry I (1183/1184–1235); first Duke of Brabant from 1183/1184; succeeded his father
Godfrey III of Leuven Godfrey III as Duke of Lotharingia in 1190.
*
Henry II, Duke of Brabant Henry II (1235–1248)
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Henry III, Duke of Brabant Henry III (1248–1261)
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Henry IV, Duke of Brabant Henry IV (1261–1267)
'''Dukes of Brabant, Lotharingia and Limburg''':
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John I, Duke of Brabant John I (1267–1294)
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John II, Duke of Brabant John II (1294–1312)
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John III, Duke of Brabant John III (1312–1355)
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Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1355–1406)
House of Valois Burgundy
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Anthony, Duke of Brabant Anthony of Burgundy (1406–1415)
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John IV, Duke of Brabant John IV (1415–1427)
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Philip I, Duke of Brabant Philip of St. Pol (1427–1430)
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Philip III, Duke of Burgundy Philip the Good (1430–1467)
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Charles, Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold (1467–1477)
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Mary of Burgundy (1477–1482)
House of Habsburg
*
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (regent, 1482–1494)
*
Philip I of Castile Philip the Handsome (1494–1506)
*
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1506–1555)
*
Philip II of Spain (1555–1598)
Revived title in contemporary tradition
In the modern
Kingdom of Belgium, the revived courtesy title of "Duke of Brabant" is traditionally assigned to the Crown Prince, in spite of the fact that the province of
Noord-Brabant, part of the historical duchy, is now part of the
Netherlands.
*
Léopold II of Belgium (1840–1865)
* Léopold, son of Léopold II (1865–1869)
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Léopold III of Belgium (1909–1934)
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Baudouin of Belgium (1934–1950)
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Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium Philippe (1993– )
See also
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:nl: Graven van Leuven en hertogen van Brabant Graven van Leuven en hertogen van Brabant ''(in Dutch)''
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Dukes of Brabant family tree
External link
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Counts of Louvain: genealogical note (Caution: some information provided by this link could be historiographically obsolete).
Category:Brabant
Category:History of the Netherlands
Category:History of Belgium
Category:Dukes of Brabant
fr:Liste des ducs de Brabant
nl:Lijst van graven van Leuven en hertogen van Brabant
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