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John I of Brabant

«the Victorious»

Victory at Worringen consolidated his control of Limburg. His career illustrates the importance of noble and urban alliances in the principalities of the Low Countries.

1252 – 1294DukeBrabant · ES

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1252 Documented

Death: 1294 Documented

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Brabant · ES

Territories: Brabant (ES) · Limburg (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Duke · Brabant · Duchy Pending review1267–1294Effective rule

Duke · Limburg · Duchy Pending review1288–1294Effective rule

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Henry III of Brabant · ESPending reviewAdelaide of Burgundy · ESPending review

Partners

Margaret of France · ESPending reviewMargaret of Flanders · ESPending review

Children

Margaret of Brabant · ESJohn II of Brabant · ES

Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of John I of Brabant. Each title retains its own status.

Period

Governments in 1288

BrabantDuke
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- Brabant · ESDuke · Effective rule1267–1294
LimburgDuke
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- Limburg · ESDuke · Effective rule1288–1294

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

How these titles came together

1267 · BrabantAbdication · Inheritance
Henry IV's renunciation opened succession to his brother John. Henry IV held the title between Henry III and John I.
Reference Reference

Selected explained accessions. Other titles remain in the profile’s list of recorded governments.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

9 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1252
Arlima gives 1252.Recorded alternatives: 1253 (GND)
Arlima · Archives de littérature du Moyen Âge · Jan I van Brabant · Biographie: «Né à Louvain en 1252 — Mort à Bar-le-Duc en 1294»Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Vital data: birth date (1253)
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1294
The authority record gives the death as 1294.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Jan I., Brabant, Hertog · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/4 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Henry III of Brabant
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Adelaide of Burgundy
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Margaret of France
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Margaret of Flanders
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (0/2 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
Duke · Brabant · 1267–1294
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Duke · Limburg · 1288–1294
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Successions (0/1 with a precise source)

SuccessionPending review
Brabant · Henry IV of Brabant → John I of Brabant · 1267
Henry IV's renunciation opened succession to his brother John. Henry IV held the title between Henry III and John I.A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (3)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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