Henry II, duke of Brabant

Also known as Hendrik II van Brabant.

Events

Date of Birth: perhaps about 1207.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Neu.

Date of Death: 1 February 1248.

Place of Death: Leuven.

The date and place are given by Neu.

Place of Burial: the church of the Cistercian monastery in Villers, Belgium.

The place is given by Neu.

Relationships

Father: Henri I “le Guerroyeur”, duke of Brabant.

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

Mother: Matilda of Flanders.

This relationship is given by Wauters and by Neu.

Spouse: Maria of Swabia. Married before 22 August 1218.

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

Spouse: Sophia of Thuringia. Married about 1240.

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

Children (by Maria):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Mathilde (1224 - 29 September 1288) married Robert (I), count of Artois; married (2) Guy de Châtillon, count of Saint-Pol.

Béatrix (1225 - 11 November 1288) married (1) Heinrich “Raspe”, king of Germany; married (2) Guillaume III, count of Flanders.

Henri III “le Pacifique” (died 1261), duke of Brabant, married Alix de Bourgogne.

Marie (died 18 January 1256) married Ludwig II “der Strenge”, duke of Bavaria.

Philippe (died young).

Margaret (died 1277).

Children (by Sophie):

Elisabeth (1243 - 1261) married Albrecht I “der Große”, duke of Braunschweig.

Heinrich I “das Kind” (24 June 1244 - 21 December 1308), landgrave und lord of Hessen, married (1) Adelheid von Braunschweig; married (2) Mechtild von Kleve.

Children (illegitimate):

Henri.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

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

Neu, Heinrich. "Heinrich II" in Neue Deutsche Biographie 8 (1969), p. 348. [Online version, accessed 20 April 2018]

Wauters, Alphonse. “Henri I” and “Henri II” in Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 9 (Bruxelles:1886-1887). pp.106 - 137

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