1142 - 1190 (48 years)
Generation: 1
1. | 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. 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]
Children:
- 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.
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Family/Spouse: Imagina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant (1.Godfrey1) 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. 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]
Henry married Marie of France on 22 Apr 1213 in Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. Marie (daughter of Philip II "Augustus", King of France and Agnes of Merania) was born in 1198; died on 15 Aug 1224; was buried in Affligem Abbey, Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
6. | Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland (2.Henry2, 1.Godfrey1) was born in 1200; died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Her name is also spelt Mathilde.
- Last Full Review: 5 Aug 2020
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Matilda married Henry II, Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1212 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Henry died on 25 Apr 1214; was buried in Schönau Abbey, Schönau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Matilda married Florenz IV, Count of Holland on 6 Dec 1224. Florenz (son of William I, Comte de Holland and East Friesland and Adelaide of Guelders) was born on 24 Jun 1210 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands; died on 19 Jul 1234 in Corbie, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine (2.Henry2, 1.Godfrey1) was born in 1207; 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]
Henry married Sophia von Hessen about 1240. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Elizabeth (2.Henry2, 1.Godfrey1) died on 23 Oct 1272. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: 19 Mar 1233, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium; (1) Count Dietrich of Cleves, Lord of Dinslaken. He was born about 1214. [Dietrich, married Elizabeth] He died in 1244.
Elizabeth married Count Dietrich of Cleves, Lord of Dinslaken on 19 Mar 1233 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Dietrich was born about 1214; died in 1244. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Elizabeth married Gerhard II, Count of Wassenberg in 1246. Gerhard died in 1255. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Marie (2.Henry2, 1.Godfrey1) died in young. Other Events and Attributes:
- Last Full Review: 24 Feb 2021
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Generation: 4
11. | William II of Holland (6.Matilda3, 2.Henry2, 1.Godfrey1) was born in 1227; died on 28 Jan 1256 in West Frisia, Netherlands. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 1234; He became the Count of Holland.
- Crowned: 1247
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13. | Adelaide of Holland (6.Matilda3, 2.Henry2, 1.Godfrey1) was born about 1225; died in 1284. Other Events and Attributes:
- Offices Held: From 1256 to 1263; She governed Holland and Sealand from 1256 to 1263.
- Offices Held: From 1258 to 1263; She was the Regent of Holland from 1258 to 1263.
Adelaide married Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes on 9 Oct 1246. Jean (son of Sir Bouchard d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avêsnes and d'Etroen and Margaret, Countess of Hainault and Flanders) was born on 1 May 1218 in Etraeungt, Nord, France (not found); died on 24 Dec 1257; was buried in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Matilda of Brabant (7.Henry3, 2.Henry2, 1.Godfrey1) died on 29 Sep 1288; was buried in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cercamp, Frévent, Hauts-de-France, France. Matilda married Robert I, Count of Artois on 14 Jun 1237 in Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France. Robert (son of Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France and Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France) was born in Sep 1216; died on 9 Feb 1250 in Mansoura, Egypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Blanche of Artois was born about 1248; died on 2 May 1302 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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Matilda married Guy de Chatillon, Count de St. Pol on Yes, date unknown. Guy died on 12 Mar 1289. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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