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Philip of Saint-Pol

He succeeded his brother John IV in Brabant and Limburg. He died childless, and the duchies passed to Philip the Good, cousin of both brothers. This succession brought the Brabantine inheritance into the Burgundian dominions.

1404 – 1430DukeValois-Burgundy
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1404 Pending review

Death: 1430 Pending review

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Valois-Burgundy

Territories: Brabant (ES) · Limburg (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Brabant · Duchy Pending review1427–1430Effective rule
Duke · Limburg · Duchy Pending review1427–1430Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Philip of Saint-Pol. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1427

  • BrabantDuke
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  • LimburgDuke
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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
  1. 1427 · BrabantInheritance

    John IV died without children. Succession passed to his brother Philip of Saint-Pol, who had already participated in governing the duchy.

    Foundation for Medieval Genealogy · MedLandsEncyclopaedia Britannica

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

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

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1404

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1430

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Anthony of Burgundy

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Joanna of Luxembourg

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Brabant · 1427–1430

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Limburg · 1427–1430

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Successions (0/1 with a precise source)
  • SuccessionPending review

    Brabant · John IV of Brabant → Philip of Saint-Pol · 1427

    John IV died without children. Succession passed to his brother Philip of Saint-Pol, who had already participated in governing the duchy.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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