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Hendrik succeeded his father in 1190 as Duke and became the most powerful regional ruler in this part of Europe. In 1200, Duke Hendrik defeated his neighbours Count Dirk VII of Holland and Count Otto I of Gelre in a battle. The main motive for Dirk VII and Otto I to wage war would have been the competition with Brabant over control of the trade-routes along the Rhine, Waal, IJssel and Meuse rivers. In 1202, Count Dirk VII and his ally Count Otto I were on the offensive again and plundered Hendrik's new city of 's-Hertogenbosch, near the family's old domain of Orthen. The city was meant as the Duke's stronghold on the Meuse river. But the army of Counts Dirk and Otto was beaten on the way back near Heusden by the Duke's forces. The two Counts were both taken prisoner, after which they had to accept the dominance of Duke Hendrik in Lower-Lorraine. A year later, a war of succession broke out in Holland after Count Dirk VII had died in 1203 without male heirs, but with a daughter Ada (Adelheid) who quickly married Lodewijk, Count of Loon. The couple then gathered support for their claim to the County of Holland against that of Willem, Count Dirk's brother. Lodewijk and Ada were supported by the Bishops of Utrecht and Liège and the Regent of Flanders (not wanting to miss the opportunity to beat his rival Holland). Willem was supported by Duke Hendrik, as well as by the lesser nobility in Holland and the free farmers. Duke Hendrik must have disliked the prospect of being bordered in the west by Ada, the daughter of his former adversary, and in the south by Ada's ambitious husband Lodewijk. There was no German Emperor to decide in this matter because Germany had its own war of succession between the "Welfen" and the "Staufen". These conflicts were mingled with the war between England and France. Duke Hendrik, always eager to increase his own power, switched sides a few times to gain support against his regional rivals Holland, Gelre and Liège. He prevailed over Holland and Gelre, see above, but lost a battle against the Bishop of Liège at Steppes in 1213. Thanks to his timely switch towards King Philip II Augustus France and Emperor Friedrich II of Germany, he could maintain his part of the "condominium" of Maastricht, preventing it to fall into the hands of Liège completely. Hendrik's second wife Maria (the daughter of King Philipe II Augustus of France) was the widow of Count Philipe I of Namur, the brother of Boudewijn VI, Count of Hainaut / Boudewijn IX of Flanders / Boudewijn I, Emperor of Constantinopel. (Han van der Voort)
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He was probably born in Leuven. He became Duke of Brabant in 1183 / 1184 and succeeded his father as Duke of Lower Lotharingia in 1190. He was the son of Godfrey III of Leuven, Duke of Lower Lotharingia and landgrave of Brabant, and Margaret of Limburg.
He was one of the leaders of the crusade begun by King Henry VI of Germany, which he joined in mid-1197. In the October of the same year he took part in the recapture of Beirut and, then moved to Jaffa with the Crusaders: however, before reaching the city he got news of the death of the King of Jerusalem, Henry II of Champagne, and he returned to Acre. Here he acted as regent until the arrival of the new King, Amalric II.
In 1208, after the assassination of Philip of Swabia, King of the Romans, Henry was proposed as successor by King Philip II Augustus. In the war which followed, he reached in Germany emperor Otto IV, but the two were defeated in the Battle of Bouvines.
In 1213, Henry also suffered a heavy defeat against the Bishopric of Liège in the Battle of Steppes.
Under Henry I, there was a town policy and town planning. Henry's attention went out to those regions that lent themselves to the extension of his sovereignty and in some locations he used the creation of a new town as an instrument in the political organisation of the area. Among the towns to which the Duke gave city rights and trade privileges was 's-Hertogenbosch.
Henry died at Cologne in 1235. He was buried in St. Peter's chapter church at Leuven where his late Romanesque effigy can still be seen.
(wikipedia)
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HENRI de Louvain, son of GODEFROI VII Duke of Lower Lotharingia, Duke of Louvain, Comte de Brabant & his first wife Margareta van Limburg (1165-Köln 5 Sep 1235, bur Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre). The Oude Kronik van Brabant names "Henricum…et Albertum" as the two children of "Godefridus" and his wife "Margaretam filiam Henrici comitis Lymburgensis"[212]. The Gesta Abbatem Trudonensium names "Godefridus tercius dux Brabantie…et filius eius Henricus" when recording the former's departure for Jerusalem and the latter's destruction of "castrum Iacie" both in 1183[213]. He was installed in 1180 as HENRI Duke of Lotharingia, until 1222. Duke of Louvain 1183, until 1198. "Godefridus dux Lotharingie" returned property to Aachen St Maria, in the presence of "filiis meis Heinrico milite, Alberto clerico", by charter dated Sep 1185[214]. He was installed as HENRI I "le Guerroyeur" Duke of Brabant in 1191. "Henricus dux Lotharingiæ et marchio et…Luduicus comes de Lon" agreed to divide "terram de Mussal" if "comes de Dasborc" died without heirs by charter dated 1197[215]. He was one of the leaders of a crusade planned by Emperor Heinrich VI King of Germany, arriving in Palestine in mid-1197[216]. He was marching to relieve Jaffa, captured by the Muslims in Sep 1198, when he heard news of the death of Henri de Champagne King of Jerusalem. He returned to Acre and took interim charge of the government until the arrival of Amaury de Lusignan King of Cyprus in Jan 1198[217]. He recaptured Beirut from the Muslims in Oct 1197[218]. After the murder of Philipp von Hohenstaufen King of Germany in 1208, Philippe II "Auguste" King of France promoted the candidacy of Duke Henri for the German throne[219]. Duke Henri joined his son-in-law Emperor Otto IV against France, and was defeated at the battle of Bouvines in 1214. Markgraaf van Antwerpen 1211. The Annales Parchenses record the death in 1235 of "Heinricus dux Lotharingie"[220]. The Oude Kronik van Brabant records the death at Köln in 1235 of "Henricus dux Lotharingie" and his burial "Lovanii…in ecclesia Sancti Petri" with his wife Mathilde and his daughter Marie[221]. The necrology of Brogne records the death "VII Id Sep" of "Henricus dux Lovaniensis"[222].
m firstly (contract Antwerp 1179, 1180) MATHILDE de Flandre, daughter of MATHIEU de Flandre, Comte de Boulogne & his wife Marie de Blois (1170-Louvain 16 Oct 1210, bur Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre). The Flandria Generosa specifies that "frater Philippi secundus natu Matheus" had two daughters by his wife "comitissam Boloniensem", specifying that the younger daughter (unnamed) married "Henricus dux Brabancie"[223]. The Chronicon Hanoniense names "Idam…et Mathildem" as the two daughters of "Matheus [comiti Boloniensi]" & his wife, specifying that Mathilde married "Henricus dux Lovaniensis"[224]. The Oude Kronik van Brabant records that "Henricus…primus, dux Lotharingie" married "Mechteldim, filiam Mathei Boloniensis comitis"[225]. The marriage contract between "Comitem Flandriæ Philippum…Mathildis neptis comitis" and "ducem Lovaniæ Godefridum…Henrici filii ducis" is dated 1179 at Antwerp[226]. The Oude Kronik van Brabant records that Mathilde was buried "Lovanii…in ecclesia Sancti Petri" with her husband[227].
Duke Henri I & his first wife had seven children:
5. HENRI de Brabant (1207-Louvain 1 Feb 1248, bur Villers). The Annales Parchenses record the birth in 1207 of "Heinricus filius ducis Heinrici"[249]. He succeeded his father in 1235 as HENRI II Duke of Brabant.
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRABANT,%20LOUVAIN.htm#HenriILotharingiaBrabantdied1235A
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