Henry IV, Duke of Brabant

This article is about the Duke of Brabant. For other uses, see Henry IV.

Henry IV
Duke of Brabant Duke of Lothier
Detail Titles and styles The Duke of Brabant and Lothier
Noble family	House of Reginar
Father	Henry III, Duke of Brabant
Mother	Adelaide of Burgundy
Born	1251
Died	after 29 April 1272

Henry IV of Brabant (1251/1252 – after 29 April 1272) was Duke of Brabant from 1261 to 1267.

Born at Leuven, he was the eldest son of Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy, daughter of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. He was also an older brother of Maria of Brabant, Queen consort of Philip III of France.

Succeeding his father at about the age of ten, he proved infirm of mind and body, and was deposed in favor of his younger brother John I, Duke of Brabant.^[1] After being deposed, Henry became a novice in Saint Bénigne Abbey in Dijon. It is unknown what happened to Henry after 1272.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry IV, Duke of Brabant

16. Godfrey III, Count of Leuven

8. Henry I, Duke of Brabant

17. Margaret of Limburg

4. Henry II, Duke of Brabant

18. Matthew, Count of Boulogne

9. Matilda of Flanders

19. Marie I, Countess of Boulogne

2. Henry III, Duke of Brabant

20. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

10. Philip of Swabia

21. Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy

5. Marie of Swabia

22. Isaac II Angelos

11. Irene Angelina

23. Unknown Palaiologina?, afterwards Irene

1. Henry IV, Duke of Brabant

24. Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy

12. Odo III, Duke of Burgundy

25. Alice of Lorraine

6. Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy

26. Hugues, Seigneur de Vergy

13. Alice of Vergy

27. Gillette de Trainel

3. Adelaide of Burgundy

28. Robert II, Count of Dreux

14. Robert III, Count of Dreux

29. Yolanda of Coucy

7. Yolande of Dreux

30. Thomas de Saint-Valéry

15. Aenor of Saint-Valéry

31. Adela de Ponthieu, Dame de Saint-Aubin

References

↑ Geheugenvannederland.nl

Regnal titles
Preceded by Henry III	Duke of Brabant and Lothier 1261–1267	Succeeded by John I

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 80587134 GND: 136201458

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