Duc Brabant Jean, I

1252 - 1294  (42 years)

• Name	Jean   [1]
  Title	Duc Brabant
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1252	Netherlands   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	5 Jun 1288	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [1]
  	John's greatest military victory near the twon of Worringen/Battle was fought for the Duchy of Limburg/Was one of thelLargest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages/Thus began his reign over the Duchy of Limburg which was formally attached to Brabant in 128
  Occupation	Became Duke of Brabant when his brother Henry IV was deposed in his favour  [1]
  Death	3 May 1294	Schleswig-Holstein, Germany   [1]
  	Mortally wounded in a joust at some marriage festivities John died at Bar-le-Duc(now France)
  Burial	Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium   [1]
  	(since the Protestant iconoclasm (Beeldenstorm) in 1566 nothing is left of his tomb at Church of Minderbroeders)
  Person ID	I7942	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Duchesse de Brabant Marguerite Margarthe Dampierre,   b. 1254, Île-de-France, France d. 3 Jul 1285, Meuse, Lorraine, France (Age 31 years)
  Children	1. Empress Holy Roman Empire Countess Marguerite Brabant,   b. 4 Oct 1276, Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France d. 14 Dec 1311, Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Military - Old World - John's greatest military victory near the twon of Worringen/Battle was fought for the Duchy of Limburg/Was one of thelLargest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages/Thus began his reign over the Duchy of Limburg which was formally attached to Brabant in 128 - 5 Jun 1288 - North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Death - 3 May 1294 - Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Burial - - Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Old World

  _Jan Brabant John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious (1252/1253 – 3 May 1294) was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg. During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been painted as the perfect model of a brave, adventurous and chivalrous feudal prince.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.