Henri I “le Guerroyeur”, duke of Brabant

Also known as Hendrik I van Brabant.

Events

Date of Birth: 1165.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Avonds and by Weller.

Date of Death: 3 September 1235.

Place of Death: Köln.

The date and place are given by Weller (p. 505).

Place of Burial: Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre.

The place is given by Cawley.

Relationships

Father: Godfried III van Leuven.

This relationship is given by Wauters, by Neu, by Avonds, and by Weller.

Mother: Margaret of Limburg.

This relationship is given by Wauters, by Neu, by Avonds, and by Weller.

Spouse: Matilda of Flanders. Married in 1179.

This relationship is given by Wauters, by Neu, by Abonds, and by Weller (p. 494).

Spouse: Marie de France. Married April 1213.

This relationship is given by Wauters, by Neu, and by Weller.

Children (by Mathilde):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Marie (about 1191 - 1260) married Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor; married (2) Willem I, count of Holland.

Marguerite (died 1231) married Gerhard III, count of Guelders.

Aleidis married (1) Arnaud III, count of Looz, count of Rieneck; married (2) Guillaume (X), count of Auvergne; married (3) Arnout (III), lord of Wesemaal.

Mathilde (died 22 December 1267) married (1) Heinrich II, count palatine of the Rhein; married (2) Floris IV, count of Holland.

Henri II (1207 - 1 February 1248), duke of Brabant, married (1) Maria von Staufen; married (2) Sophie von Thüringen.

Godefroid (1209 - 22 January 1254) married Marie van Oudenaarde.

Children (by Marie):

Elisabeth married (1) Dietrich von Kleve gt von Dinslaken; married (2) Gerhard (IV) von Wassenberg.

References

Avonds, P. "Heinrich I" in Lexikon des Mittelalters. Band 4 (Stuttgart: 1989).

Cawley, Charles. “HENRI de Brabant ” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Neu, Heinrich “Heinrich I. Herzog von Brabant” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 8 (1969), S. 346-348 [Onlinefassung].

Wauters, Alphonse. “Godefroid III” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 7 (Bruxelles:1880-1883). pp.855 - 869.

Wauters, Alphonse. “Henri I” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 9 (Bruxelles:1886-1887). pp.106 - 123

Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).