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Henry Iii, Duke Of Brabant




The disputed territory of Lothier , the former Duchy Of Lower Lorraine , was assigned to him by the German King Alfonso X Of Castile . Alfonso also appointed him Imperial Vicar to advance his claims on the Holy Roman Empire .

In 1251 , he married Adelaide of Burgundy (c. 1233October 23 , 1273 ), daughter of Hugh IV, Duke Of Burgundy , by whom he had four children:
# Henry IV, Duke Of Brabant (c. 1251 – aft. 1272 )
# John I, Duke Of Brabant ( 12531294 )
# Godfrey of Brabant, Lord of Aarschot (d. July 11 , 1302 , Kortrijk ), married 1277 Jeanne Isabeau de Vierzon (d. aft. 1296 ), killed at the Battle Of The Golden Spurs
# Maria Of Brabant ( 1256 , Leuven – January 12 , 1321 , Murel), married at Vincennes on August 27 , 1274 to King Philip III Of France .

He also had one illegitimate son:
  • Gilles, ancestor of the van der Balch family.


See also: Dukes Of Brabant Family Tree