Individual Details

Henri II, Duc de Brabant

(Ca 1189 - 1 Feb 1248)

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Henri II, Duc de Brabant1
M, #106853, b. circa 1189, d. 1 February 1247/48
Last Edited=12 May 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.12%
Henri II, Duc de Brabant was born circa 1189.2 He was the son of Henri I, Duc de Brabant and Matilda de Boulogne.2 He married, firstly, Marie von Hohenstaufen, daughter of Philip von Hohenstaufen, Duke of Swabia and Irene of Constantinople, on 9 February 1207.2 He married, secondly, Sophie von Thuringe, daughter of Ludwig IV Landgraf von Thuringe and Elisabeth 'the Saint' Arpád, circa 1240.3 He died on 1 February 1247/48.2
Henri II, Duc de Brabant also went by the nick-name of Henri 'the Magnanimous' (?).3 He gained the title of Duc de Brabant in 1235.
Children of Henri II, Duc de Brabant and Marie von Hohenstaufen

Maheuf de Brabant+4 d. 29 Sep 1288
Matilde de Brabant+5 b. 1224, d. 29 Sep 1288
Beatrice de Brabant3 b. c 1225
Henri III de Brabant, Duc de Brabant+2 b. a 1225, d. 28 Feb 1260/61

Children of Henri II, Duc de Brabant and Sophie von Thuringe

Elizabeth de Brabant3 b. 1243, d. 9 Oct 1261
Heinrich I Landgraf von Hessen+1 b. 24 Jun 1244, d. 21 Dec 1308

Citations

[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 135. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 56. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2692. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

Events

BirthCa 1189
Title (Nobility)1235Duc de Brabant
Death1 Feb 1248

Families

SpouseMarie von Hohenstaufen (1201 - 1235)
ChildMatilde de Brabant (1224 - 1288)
ChildHenri III de Brabant de Brabant (1225 - 1260)
FatherHenri I, Duc de Brabant (1165 - 1235)
MotherMatilda de Boulogne (1162 - 1211)