Marie de Louvain (Leuven) of BRABANT

Brabant was a feudal duchy that emerged after the decline and collapse of the Frankish Carolingian empire in the mid-9th century. Centred in Leuven (Louvain) and Brussels, it was a division of the former duchy of Lower Lorraine, which was split up into Brabant, Luxembourg, Hainaut, Namur, and other small feudal states in the 11th century. The remnant of the duchy of Lower Lorraine was held by Henry I the Warrior of the House of Louvain (Leuven), who in 1190 assumed the title of duke of Brabant. Three generations of his heirs ruled relatively peacefully. In 1283 John I of Brabant bought the duchy of Limburg from Adolph V of Berg and secured this acquisition by defeating and slaying his competitor, Henry of Luxembourg, at the Battle of Woeringen (June 5, 1288). http://en.wikipedia.org

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