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2. | Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine was born in 1207 (son of Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant and Matilda of Bloulogne); died on 1 Feb 1247/48 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 1235; He succeeded as the Duke of Brabant upon the death of his father in 1235.
Notes:
Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth year as 1189.
Henry married Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany on 9 Feb 1207. Maria (daughter of Philip II von Hohenstauffen, Emperor of Germany and Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily) was born in 1201 in Swabia, Germany; died in 1235 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant was born in 1165 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium (son of Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine and Margaret von Limbourg); died on 5 Sep 1235 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also the Duke of Lower Lorraine, the Landgrave of Brabant, Margrave of Antwerp, and Count of Louvain.
- Title(s): From 1182 to 1184; He acted as a regent while Count Godfrey III went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem from 1182 to 1184.
- Title(s): 1183; He became the first Duke of Brabant in 1183.
- Military: From 1217 to 1218; He joined the Fifth Crusade to Egypt from 1217 to 1218.
- Last Full Review: 25 Feb 2021
Notes:
Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth year as about 1158.
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Henry married Matilda of Bloulogne in 1179. Matilda (daughter of Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne and Mary of Blois, Princess of England) was born about 1162; died in 1211 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Philip II von Hohenstauffen, Emperor of Germany was born about 1177 (son of Frederick I "Barbarossa", Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrix of Mâcon); died on 21 Jun 1208 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Ägidienkirche, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also the Duke of Swabia, and the Margrave of Tuscany.
- Title(s): 1196; In 1196, he became the Duke of Tuscany and Swabia.
- Crowned: 1198; In 1198, he as crowned the Emperor of Germany. He was considered the Holy Roman Emperor, but never crowned as such.
- Crowned: 6 Feb 1199; On 6 February 1199, he was crowned the King of the Romans.
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Died:
He was assassinated by Otto of Wittelsbach.
Philip married Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily on 25 May 1197. Irene (daughter of Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East and Eirene Komnena) was born about 1181; died on 27 Aug 1208; was buried in Lorsch Abbey, Lorsch, Hesse, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily was born about 1181 (daughter of Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East and Eirene Komnena); died on 27 Aug 1208; was buried in Lorsch Abbey, Lorsch, Hesse, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Her name was also spelt "Eirene Angelina". She was also called, in Germany, Maria.
- Miscellaneous: 1194; In 1194, as a young widow, she was abducted from Sicily and taken to Germany.
Notes:
Death: My old records say she was killed by the same person on the same day as her husband, but in a totally different place. I have left her record blank until this can be figured out.
Died:
She died after the miscarriage of a premature child and two months after her husband's murder.
Notes:
Date: Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1196.
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Generation: 4
9. | Margaret von Limbourg was born about 1139 (daughter of Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Count of Arlon and Matilda von Saffenburg); died in 1172/73. Children:
- 4. Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant was born in 1165 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium; died on 5 Sep 1235 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
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10. | Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne was born about 1137 (son of Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders and Sybil of Anjou); died on 25 Jul 1173; was buried in Saint-Josse, Hauts-de-France, France. Matthew married Mary of Blois, Princess of England in 1160, and was divorced on 1169 - 1170. Mary (daughter of Stephen of Blois, King of England and Matilda, Countess of Boulogne) was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Jul 1180. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Mary of Blois, Princess of England was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France (daughter of Stephen of Blois, King of England and Matilda, Countess of Boulogne); died on 25 Jul 1180. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: say 1155
- Religion: 1173
Notes:
Birth: von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) give her birth year as 1136.
Death: von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) give her death year as 1182.
Religion:
She became the Abbess of Romsey in Hamshire until 1160. She was then forcibly abducted from the convent and forced to marry.
Religion:
After the end of her marriage, she returned to the convent of St. Austrebert, near Montreuil, France.
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12. | Frederick I "Barbarossa", Holy Roman Emperor was born in 1122 (son of Frederick II von Hohenstauffen, Duke of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria); died on 10 Jun 1190 in Saleph River (now the Göksu River), Cilicia; was buried in Tyre, Holy Land. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Frederick was one of the leaders of the Third Crusade. He was also known as Frederick III Duke of Alsace and Swabia.
- Crowned: 8 Jun 1155; On 8 June 1155, he was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor. Later on 9 March 1158, he was crowned the King of Germany as Frederick III.
- Reign: From 8 Jun 1155 to 10 Jun 1190; Holy Roman Emperor
- Reign: From 9 Mar 1158 to 10 Jun 1190; King of Germany
- Military: 1189; He joined the 3rd Crusade.
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Died:
He drowned on the way to the Third Crusade.
Frederick married Beatrix of Mâcon between 10 Jun 1156 and 16 Jun 1156 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Beatrix (daughter of Renaud III, Comte de Mâcon and Burgundy and Agatha of Alsace) was born in aout 1145; died on 15 Nov 1184. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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