The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt It consisted of not only the three modern-day Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp as well as the Brussels-Capital Region, but also the present-day Dutch province of North Brabant. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Walloon Brabant ( French: Brabant-Wallon, Dutch: Waals-Brabant; Roman Payis is a province of Wallonia in Belgium Antwerp ( Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders and of Belgium. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands North Brabant ( Dutch: Noord-Brabant,) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country bordered by Belgium In Roman times, Brabant was situated in the Roman provinces of Belgica and Germania Inferior and inhabited by Celtic tribes, until Germanic peoples replaced them and made an end to roman imperial rule. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Gallia Belgica was a Roman province located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern Germania Inferior was a Roman province located on the left bank of the Rhine, in today's southern and western Netherlands, parts of Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Its most important cities were Brussels (Brussel), Antwerp (Antwerpen), Leuven, Breda, 's-Hertogenbosch, Lier and Tilburg. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Breda ( is a Municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. ' s-Hertogenbosch ( (literally "The Duke's Forest" colloquially known as Den Bosch ( — translated in French as Bois-le-Duc, in German Lier may refer to Lier Belgium Lier Norway Li Er also known as Laozi, a Chinese philosopher Tilburg ( is a Municipality and a City in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. The region's name is first recorded as the Carolingian shire pagus Bracbatensis, located between the rivers Scheldt and Dijle, from bracha "new" and bant "region". The Scheldt (Dutch Schelde, French Escaut, Latin Scaldis) is a 350 km[http //www Dyle Poland Dyle ( French) or Dijle ( Dutch) is a River in central Belgium, left tributary of the Rupel.
History
The Landgraviate of Brabant was established as a feudal imperial fief within the duchy of Lotharingia, more specifically Lower Lotharingia after the partition of the duchy in 959. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. The Duchy of Lower Lorraine or Lower Lotharingia encompassed part of modern-day Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany west of the Rhine This article is about the year 959 For the automobile see Porsche 959. As such, it was an integral part of Middle Francia and the Holy Roman Empire. Middle Francia designates the realm created for Emperor Lothair I (843-855 wedged between East Francia and West Francia. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The imperial fief was assigned to count Henry III of Leuven about 1085-1086, more exactly after the death of the preceding margrave of Brabant, Count Palatine Herman II of Lotharingia. Henry III of Leuven (died Tournai in 1095 was Count of Leuven from 1078 to 1095
The Duchy of Brabant was formally established in 1183-1184 and the hereditary title of Duke of Brabant was created by the German Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in favour of Henry I of Brabant, son of Godfrey III of Leuven, Duke of Lower Lotharingia. The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184 The title " Duke of Brabant " was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned Henry I of Brabant (French Henri I de Brabant, Dutch Hendrik I van Brabant) named "The Courageous" was (probably born in 1165 in Leuven and Godfrey III (died August 21 1190) was Count of Leuven (or Louvain landgrave of Brabant, Margrave of Antwerp, and Although the corresponding county was quite small and limited to the territory between the rivers Dender and Zenne, situated to the west of Brussels) its name was applied to the entire country under control of the dukes from the 13th century on. The Dendre ( French) or Dender ( Dutch) is a 65 km long river in Belgium, right tributary of the river Scheldt. The Zenne Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
In 1190, after the death of Godfrey III, Henry I of Brabant also became duke of Lower Lotharingia, a title practically without territorial authority. Henry I of Brabant (French Henri I de Brabant, Dutch Hendrik I van Brabant) named "The Courageous" was (probably born in 1165 in Leuven and According to protocol, all his successors were therefore called dukes of Brabant and Lower Lotharingia. Later on this was changed to Duke of Lothier. Lothier refers to the territory within the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, governed by the Dukes of Brabant and their successors after 1190 until the end of
After the Battle of Worringen in 1288, the dukes of Brabant also acquired the duchy of Limburg and Overmaas. The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288 near the town of Worringen (also called Woeringen which is now considered to be a suburb of This article deals with the historical duchy of Limburg for other meanings see Limburg. In 1354 the Blijde Inkomst, or charter of liberty was granted to the citizens of Brabant by John III, Duke of Brabant. A Joyous Entry ("Blijde Intrede" "Blijde Inkomst" or "Blijde Intocht" in Dutch, "Joyeuse Entrée" Jan III van Brabant (1300 &ndash December 5 1355, Brussels) also called John III the Triumphant, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier In 1430, the Duchies of Lotharingia, Brabant and Limburg were inherited by Philip the Good of Burgundy. Philip the Good (Philippe le Bon also Philip III Duke of Burgundy ( July 31, 1396 &ndash June 15, 1467) was Duke of Burgundy Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) In 1477 the titles fell to the Habsburgs by dowry of Mary of Burgundy. Mary, called Mary the Rich ( 13 February, 1457 &ndash The subsequent history of Brabant is part of the history of the Low Countries or Seventeen Provinces. The Seventeen Provinces were a Personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 15th century and 16th century roughly covering the current Netherlands
The Eighty Years' War (1568-1648) brought the northern provinces (the present North Brabant) under Dutch military control. The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years' War or the Revolt of the Netherlands (1568—1648 was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries North Brabant ( Dutch: Noord-Brabant,) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country bordered by Belgium After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the United Provinces' independence was confirmed and the northern Brabant formally ceded to the United Provinces as Staats-Brabant, a federally governed territory. The term Peace of Westphalia refers to the two peace treaties of Osnabrück and Münster, signed on May 15 and October 24 of "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Generality Lands, Lands of the Generality or Common Lands (Generaliteitslanden were about one fifth of the territories of the United Provinces of the
The southern part remained in Habsburg hands as a part of the Southern Netherlands. The Southern Netherlands (Zuidelijke Nederlanden Países Bajos del Sur Pays-Bas du sud were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain ( Spanish It was transferred to the Austrian family branch of the House of Habsburg in 1714. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a During the French occupation of the Southern Netherlands in 1795 the duchy of Brabant was dissolved. The Southern Netherlands (Zuidelijke Nederlanden Países Bajos del Sur Pays-Bas du sud were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain ( Spanish Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The territory was reorganised in the départements of Deux-Nèthes (present province of Antwerp) and Dyle (the later province of Brabant). Deux-Nèthes (Twee Nethen is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium and The Netherlands. Antwerp ( Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders and of Belgium. Dyle is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. Brabant was a province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 until 1830 and a province of Belgium from 1830 until 1995
See also
- Dukes of Brabant
- Dukes of Brabant family tree
- War of Devolution (1667 – 1668)
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