John I The Victorious Duke Of BRABANT

Male 1253 - 1294  (41 years)


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  1. 1.  John I The Victorious Duke Of BRABANT was born in 1252/3; died on 03 May 1294 in Leuven; was buried in The Church of the Minderbroeders in Leuven.

    Notes:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Son Of BRABANT  Descendancy chart to this point 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]

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Son Of BRABANT Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1271; died in 1271.

  2. 3.  Maria of BRABANT Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) died after 02 Dec 1338.

    Maria married Amadeus V The Great Count Of SAVOY in 1297. Amadeus (son of Thomas II Of PIEDMONT and Beatrice DI FIECHI) was born on 4 Sep 1249 in Bourget-du-Luac; died on 16 Oct 1323 in Avignon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Maria Of SAVOY  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Catherine Of SAVOY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1284; died in 1336.
    3. 9. Anne Of SAVOY  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1359.
    4. 10. Beatrice Of SAVOY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1310; died in 1331.

  3. 4.  Margaret Of BRABANT Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 04 Oct 1276; died on 14 Dec 1311 in Genoa.

    Margaret married Henry VII Holy Roman EMPEROR on 09 Jun 1292. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Godfrey Of BRABANT Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born between 1273 and 1274; died after 13 Sep 1283.

  5. 6.  John II Duke Of BRABANT Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1275; died on 27 Oct 1312 in Castle of Vueren; was buried in St. Gudule, Brussels.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: John Of Brabant

    John married Margaret Of ENGLAND on 08 Jul 1290 in Westminster Abbey. Margaret (daughter of Edward I "Longshanks"Of ENGLAND and Countess of Ponthieu Eleanor of CASTILE) was born on 11 Sep 1275 in Windsor, England; died in 1318 in Brussels; was buried in Collegiate Church of St. Gudule, Brussels. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. John III Duke Of BRABANT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1300; died on 05 Dec 1355.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Princess Of FRANCE. 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]