John I The Victorious Duke Of BRABANT

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John I van Brabant, also called John I the Victorious (Leuven 1252/1253 ? May 3, 1294 in Leuven) was Duke of Brabant (1267?1294), Lothier and Limburg (1288?1294).

He was the son of Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Aleidis of Burgundy, daughter of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. He was also an older brother of Maria of Brabant, Queen consort of Philip III of France.

In 1267 his older brother Henry IV, Duke of Brabant, being mentally deficient, was deposed in his favour. His greatest military victory was the Battle of Woeringen, by which John I came to reign over the Duchy of Limburg. In 1288 Limburg was formally attached to Brabant.

John I is said to be a perfect model of a feudal prince in the days of chivalry: brave, adventurous, excelling in every form of active exercise, fond of display, generous in temper. This made him very popular in Middle Ages poetry and literature. Even today there exists an ode to him, so well-known that it was a potential candidate to be the North Brabant anthem. Jan delighted in tournaments and was always eager to take part in jousts. He was also famous for his many illegitimate children.

On May 3, 1294 at some marriage festivities at Bar-le-Duc (now France), John I was mortally wounded in the arm in an encounter. He was buried in the church of the Minderbroeders in Leuven, but since the Protestant iconoclasm (Beeldenstorm) in 1566, nothing remains of his tomb.

John married Margaret Princess Of FRANCE on 05 Sep 1270. Margaret (daughter of Louis IX and Margaret Of PROVENCE) was born in 1254 in Paris, France; died in 1271; was buried in St Denis, Isle De France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Son Of BRABANT was born in 1271; died in 1271.

John married Margaret Of FLANDERS in 1273. Margaret (daughter of Guy De Dampierre Count Of FLANDERS and Isabelle Of LUXEMBOURG) was born about 1253; died on 03 Jul 1285. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maria of BRABANT died after 02 Dec 1338.
2. Margaret Of BRABANT was born on 04 Oct 1276; died on 14 Dec 1311 in Genoa.
3. Godfrey Of BRABANT was born between 1273 and 1274; died after 13 Sep 1283.
4. John II Duke Of BRABANT was born about 1275; died on 27 Oct 1312 in Castle of Vueren; was buried in St. Gudule, Brussels.

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• Fact: Duke of Lourraine and Brabant

Henry married Alice Of BURGUNDY in 1251. Alice (daughter of Hugh IV and Yolande DE DREUX) was born in 1233; died on 23 Oct 1273. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Alix of Burgundy