John I the Victorious of Brabant Duke of Brabant [9498] ²⁴

  General Notes:

Duke of Limburg 1288.
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John was said to be a perfect model of a feudal prince in the days of chivalry: brave, adventurous, excelling in every form of active exercise, fond of display, generous in temper. This made him very popular in Middle Ages poetry and literature. He was also famous for his many illegitimate children.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Duke of Brabant, 1267. was Duke of Brabant (1267-1294)

• Acceded: Duke Lothier and Limburg, 1288. Duke Lothier and Limburg (1288-1294).

John married Margaret of Flanders [64494] [MRIN: 4055], daughter of Guy of Dampierre Count of Flanders [11383] and Matilda of Bethune [49011], in 1273. (Margaret of Flanders [64494] was born in 1251 and died in 1285.)

John next married Margaret of France [2420] [MRIN: 220], daughter of Louis IX (St. Louis) of France Capet King of France [5590] and Marguerite of Provence Berenger [5591], on 5 Sep 1270. (Margaret of France [2420] was born in 1254 and died in 1271.). The cause of her death was died from child birth.