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Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine

Male 1207 - 1248  (41 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  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]

    Notes:

    Date: Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1215.

    Children:
    1. Henry III, Duke of Brabant died on 28 Feb 1260.
    2. Matilda of Brabant died on 29 Sep 1288; was buried in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cercamp, Frévent, Hauts-de-France, France.

    Henry married Sophia von Hessen about 1240. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of BrabantHenry 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.

    Name:


    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]


  2. 3.  Matilda of BloulogneMatilda of Bloulogne was born about 1162 (daughter of Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne and Mary of Blois, Princess of England); died in 1211 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was the heiress of Countship of Boulogne. Her name was also spelt Maud of Flanders.
    • Last Full Review: 25 Feb 2021

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1240.

    Name:

    Children:
    1. Mary of Brabant was born about 1190; died in 1260.
    2. Adeaide was born about 1190.
    3. Margaret was born in 1192; died in 1231.
    4. Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland was born in 1200; died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands.
    5. 1. Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine was born in 1207; died on 1 Feb 1247/48 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
    6. Godfrey, Lord of Gaesbeek was born in 1209; died on 21 Jan 1254.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine was born in 1142 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium (son of Godfrey II, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine and Luitgarde von Saltzbach); died on 10 Aug 1190; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): From 1143 to 1183; He was the Duke of Brabant from 1143 to 1183.

    Godfrey married Margaret von Limbourg in 1155. Margaret (daughter of Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Count of Arlon and Matilda von Saffenburg) was born about 1139; died in 1172/73. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  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:
    1. 2. 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.

  3. 6.  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]


  4. 7.  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.

    Children:
    1. daughter
    2. 3. Matilda of Bloulogne was born about 1162; died in 1211 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Godfrey II, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine was born about 1108 (son of Godfrey I of Brabant "the Beareded", Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine and Ida of Namur and Chiny); died in 1142.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also the Count of Louvain.

    Notes:

    Parents: Weis (1982) states that he was a natural child whose mother was an unknown mistress.

    Godfrey married Luitgarde von Saltzbach in 1139. Luitgarde (daughter of Berenger II, Count of Sultzbach and Adelaide von Wolfratshausen) was born about 1120 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria, Germany; died after 1162. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Luitgarde von Saltzbach was born about 1120 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria, Germany (daughter of Berenger II, Count of Sultzbach and Adelaide von Wolfratshausen); died after 1162.
    Children:
    1. 4. Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine was born in 1142 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium; died on 10 Aug 1190; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

  3. 10.  Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Count of Arlon was born between 1110 and 1115 (son of Waleran III, Count of Arlon, Wassenburg and Limburg; Duke of Lower Lorraine and Jutta); died on 11 Aug 1167 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

    Notes:

    Name:
    His name as also spelt Heinrich.

    Henry married Matilda von Saffenburg in 1136. Matilda (daughter of Adolph von Saffenberg, Count of Saffenberg and Margaret von Schwartzenburg) died on 2 Jan 1145. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Matilda von Saffenburg (daughter of Adolph von Saffenberg, Count of Saffenberg and Margaret von Schwartzenburg); died on 2 Jan 1145.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Maltilda was the heiress of the Lordship of Roda.

    Children:
    1. 5. Margaret von Limbourg was born about 1139; died in 1172/73.
    2. Henry III "the Old", Duke of Limburg, Count of Arlon was born about 1140; died on 21 Jul 1226; was buried in Rolduc Abbey, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands.

  5. 12.  Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders was born on 1099 or 1101 in Alsace-Lorraine, France (son of Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders); died in 1166.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1976) gives his death as in 1166.

    Name:
    He was also known as Thierry of Lorraine.

    Dietrich married Sybil of Anjou in 1131. Sybil (daughter of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine) was born about 1112; died in 1165 in Bethlehem, Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Sybil of Anjou was born about 1112 (daughter of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine); died in 1165 in Bethlehem, Holy Land.
    Children:
    1. Marguerite of Lorraine was born about 1148 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died on 15 Nov 1194; was buried in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim.
    2. 6. Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne was born about 1137; died on 25 Jul 1173; was buried in Saint-Josse, Hauts-de-France, France.

  7. 14.  Stephen of Blois, King of England Stephen of Blois, King of England was born in 1095/96 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France (son of Stephen III, Count of Blois and Adele of Normandy, Princess of England); died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Brave and generous, possessed of the common touch, Stephen of Blois seemed a promising king. But, as his nobles and adversaries soon discovered, he was not cut out for the role. As he lost the control that Henry had secured over England, the country was torn apart by rival forces.
    • Title(s): Bef 1115; Before 1115 he became the Count of Mortain.
    • Miscellaneous: 1120; In 1120 Stephen narrowly escaped drowning with Henry I's son, William Adelin, in the sinking of the White Ship.
    • Title(s): Bef 1125; Before 1125 he became Count of Boulogne in right of his wife.
    • Reign: From 1135 to 1154; King of England
    • Title(s): 1135; He succeeded as the 11th Duke of Normandy in 1135.
    • Crowned: 1 Dec 1135; He succeeded as King Stephen of England on 1 December 1135 and was crowned King of England by William, Archbishop of Canterbury on 26 December 1135 and styled Rex Aglorum Dux Normannorum. He pretended that the deceased monarch had expressed an intention that he should follow him on the throne, and he He was deposed on 10 April 1141. He succeeded again as the King on 1 November 1141 and was crowned as King 25 December 1141 at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. At length, after many changes of fortune, Stephen having lost his son, Eustace, entered into a compact with Henry Plantagenet, son of his rival, the Empress Maud, by which it was agreed that Stephen should enjoy the throne in peace during his life, and that Henry should succeed him.
    • Miscellaneous: 1139; The rightful heiress to the crown of England was Henry I's daughter Matilda but at the time of Henry's death she was with her husband in Anjou and Stephen was the first to reach London and successfully claim the throne. Matilda or Maud, as she was also known, disputed Stephen's claim. Matilda's illegitimate half brother the 1st Earl of Gloucester rebelled, and civil war broke out in 1139 when Matilda invaded. In April 1141 hostile troops seized Stephen at the Battle of Lincoln but in November exchanged him for Gloucester who had been imprisoned by Stephen's supporters. Stephen then regained much lost power and in 1148 Matilda left England. Upon Maud's death, her son Henry Fitz-Empress continued the challenge. While the dispute continued, Henry married the divorced wife of the French King. This gave him great power as his wife was, in her own right, a reigning Princess. Stephen had married Matilda of Boulogne and hoped that their son Eustace would succeed him, however Eustace died and in 1153 at Winchester, Stephen reluctantly declared Henry Fitz-Empress as his heir.
    • Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020

    Notes:

    Name:




    Buried:
    His tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.

    Died:
    He died of a heart attack.

    Stephen married Matilda, Countess of Boulogne in 1125 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Matilda (daughter of Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens and Mary, Princess of Scotland) was born about 1105 in County of Boulogne, France; died on 3 May 1151 in Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Matilda, Countess of BoulogneMatilda, Countess of Boulogne was born about 1105 in County of Boulogne, France (daughter of Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens and Mary, Princess of Scotland); died on 3 May 1151 in Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1125; In 1125 she became the Countess of Boulogne.
    • Crowned: 22 Mar 1136, Westminster Abbey, London, England; On 22 March 1136 she was crowned Queen Consort in Westminster Abbey.
    • Military: 1141; After Stephen was captured at the Battle of Lincoln in 1141, she rallied the king's partisans, and raised an army with the help of William of Ypres. While the Empress Matilda waited in London to prepare her coronation, Matilda and Stephen's brother Henry of Blois had her chased out of the city. The Empress Matilda went on to besiege Henry of Blois at Winchester. Matilda of Boulogne then commanded her army to attack the besiegers. There was a rout in which the Empress's half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, was captured. The two Matildas then agreed to exchange prisoners and Stephen ruled as king again.
    • Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020

    Notes:

    Death: Stuart (2002) gives her death as 3 July 1151 in Faversham, England.

    Name:


    Buried:
    Her tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.

    Died:
    She died of a fever.

    Children:
    1. Baldwin de Boulogne
    2. Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne was born about 1129; died on 10 Aug 1153.
    3. Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain was born about 1135; died in Oct 1159 in France; was buried in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
    4. Matilda was born about 1133; died about 1135 in Tower of London, London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
    5. 7. Mary of Blois, Princess of England was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Jul 1180.