Noble family House of Reginar Mother Margaret of Flanders | Name John Duke | |
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Spouse Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant (m. 1290) Parents Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Brabant, John I, Duke of Brabant Grandchildren Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, Margaret of Brabant, Countess of Flanders, Marie of Brabant Similar People John I - Duke of Brabant, John III - Duke of Brabant, Margaret of England - Duchess, Guy - Count of Flanders, Eleanor of Castile | ||
Children John III, Duke of Brabant | ||
John II van Brabant (September 27, 1275 – October 27, 1312, Tervuren), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaretha of Flanders, daughter of Guy of Dampierre.
John II succeeded his father in 1294 During the reign of John II, Brabant continued supporting a coalition to stop French expansion. He tried to conquer South Holland (district of medieval Holland) from the pro-French count John II of Holland, but was not successful.
In 1309, the Crusade of the Poor besieged the castle of Genappe in Brabant because it was sheltering Jews. John sent an army that defeated the crusaders, who incurred heavy losses.
John, who suffered from kidney stones and wanted his duchy to be peacefully handed over to his son upon his death, in 1312 signed the famous Charter of Kortenberg. After his death in 1312 John II was buried in the St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral in Brussels.
Family
On July 8, 1290, John married Margaret Plantagenet in Westminster Abbey, London. She was a daughter of King Edward I of England and his first Queen consort Eleanor of Castile. Only one child was born out of this marriage:
John II had several illegitimate children: