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John I, Duke of Brabant

John I,also calledJohn the Victorious(1252/53 – 3 May 1294) wasDuke of Brabant(1267–1294),LothierandLimburg(1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as afolk hero.[1]He has been painted as the perfect model of a brave, adventurous and chivalrous feudal prince.[2]

John I
John going to battle, from theCodex Manesse
Duke of BrabantandLothier
Reign1267–1294
PredecessorHenry
SuccessorJohn II
Duke of Limburg
Reign1288–1294
PredecessorReginald I of Guelders
SuccessorJohn II
Born1252
Died3 May 1294 (aged 41 or 42)
Burial
Franciscan Church,Brussels
Spouses
Issue
HouseHouse of Reginar
FatherHenry III, Duke of Brabant
MotherAdelaide of Burgundy
Coat of armsJohn I's signature

Life

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John I's effigy on a silver coin. Struck inBrusselsorLeuvenduring his reign.

Born inLeuven,he was the son ofHenry III, Duke of BrabantandAleidis of Burgundy,[3]daughter ofHugh IV, Duke of Burgundy.He was also an older brother ofMaria of Brabant,Queen consortofPhilip III of France.In 1267 his older brotherHenry IV, Duke of Brabant,being mentally deficient, was deposed in his favour.[4]

John's greatest military victory was theBattle of Worringen1288, by which John I came to reign over theDuchy of Limburg.He was completely outnumbered in forces but led the successful invasion into theRhinelandto defeat the confederacy. In 1288 Limburg was formally attached toBrabant.[2]

John I was said to be a model of feudal prince: brave, adventurous; excelling in every form of active exercise, fond of display, and generous in temper. He was considered one of the most gifted princes of his time.[2]This made him very popular inMiddle Agespoetry and literature. Even today there exists an ode to him, so well known that it was a potential candidate to be theNorth Brabantanthem. John I delighted in tournaments and was always eager to take part in jousts.[2]He was also famous for his many illegitimate children.

On 3 May 1294 at some marriage festivities atBar-le-Duc,John I was mortally wounded in the arm in an encounter byPierre de Bausner.[2]He was buried in the church of theOrder of Friars Minor(Minderbroederskerk) in Brussels, but since theProtestanticonoclasm(Beeldenstorm) in 1566, nothing remains of his tomb.

Family and children

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Marriage of John and Margaret of Flanders from the ChronicleBrabantse Yeestenby Jan Van Boendaele.

John was married twice. On 5 September 1270, he marriedMargaret,daughter ofLouis IX of FranceandMargaret of Provence.[5]They had a son, but both mother and child died shortly after his birth.

In 1273, John marriedMargaret(d. 3 July 1285), daughter ofGuy, Count of Flanders[6]and had the following children:

  1. Godfrey (1273/74 – aft. 13 September 1283).
  2. John II of Brabant(1275–1312).
  3. Margaret(4 October 1276 – 14 December 1311,Genoa), married 9 July 1292 toHenry VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
  4. Marie(d. after 2 December 1338), married to CountAmadeus V of Savoy.

John I had several illegitimate children:

  1. Gillis van der Balcht
  2. Jean Meuwe,Seigneur of Wavre and Dongelberg.[7]
  3. Margareta of Tervuren,she was married on 2 March 1292 toJean de Rode de Lantwyck
  4. Jan Pylyser (1272–1342)
  5. Jan van der Plasch

Legacy

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The duke is remembered in the folkish songHarbalorifa[8][1]that remains popular. The popular Dutch beerHertog Janwas named after the duke. Also the beer Primus of theHaacht Brewery[nl]is named after John I (Jan Primus).

Ancestry

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See also

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References

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  1. ^abHarrie BeexBoss che-encyclopedie.nl
  2. ^abcdeChisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)."John I. of Brabant and Lorraine".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 445.
  3. ^Dunbabin 2011,p. xiv.
  4. ^Appelmans 2005,p. 165.
  5. ^Richard 1992,p. xxiv.
  6. ^Verbruggen 2002,p. 8.
  7. ^Messager des sciences historiques, ou, Archives des arts et de la bibliographie de Belgique.Impr. et Lithographie de L. Hebbelynck. 1889. p. 194.
  8. ^Het lied van Hertog JanArchived7 September 2018 at theWayback Machinecodeximperium.be
  9. ^Douglas Richardson (2013)Royal Ancestry,Vol.1 pp.499-503 (Brabant), Vol.2 pp.28-31 (Burgundy), Vol.3 pp.469-472 (Dreux).

Bibliography

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  • Appelmans, Janick (2005). "The Abbey of Affligem and the Emergence of a Historiographic Tradition in Brabant (1268–1322)". In Milis, Ludovicus; Verbeke, Werner; Goossens, Jean (eds.).Medieval Narrative Sources: A Gateway Into the Medieval Mind.Leuven University Press.
  • Dunbabin, Jean (2011).The French in the Kingdom of Sicily, 1266–1305.Cambridge University Press.
  • Richard, Jean (1992). Lloyd, Simon (ed.).Saint Louis: Crusader King of France.Translated by Birrell, Jean. Cambridge University Press.
  • Verbruggen, J.F. (2002). DeVries, Kelly (ed.).The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302).Translated by Ferguson, David Richard. Boydell Press.
  • H. Barlandus,Rerum gestarum a Brabantiae ducibus historia usque in annum1526 (Leuven, 1566)
  • G. C. van der Berghe,Jean le Victorieux, duc de Brabant(1259–1294), (Leuven, 1857)
  • K. F. Stallaert,Gesch. v. Jan I. van Braband en zijne tijdvak(Brussels, 1861)
  • A. Wauters,Le Duc Jean Ieret le Brabant sous le règne de ce prince(Brussels, 1859)


Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of BrabantandLothier
1267–1294 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Duke of Limburg
1288–1294
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