John III, Duke of Brabant

. Johann III, called the victor, (* 1300, † December 5, 1355 in Brussels) was Duke of Brabant and Limburg 1312-1355 He was the only child of Duke Johann II and Margaret of England..

Work

At the beginning of his reign he had to fight a with the problem that the possession of Brabant citizens had been seized abroad due to the debt of the Dukes John I and John II, on the other, so that the consultants of the young Duke, the Charter of Kortenberg not respected. Both problems were solved by the one recognized the Charter and the other sure took over the debts of the Duke.

The attempt of the French king, to isolate Flanders led to making dispute with Brabant, as this was contrary to the economic interests of the Duchy. In 1315 he supported the Bishop of Liege, Adolf II von der Mark, in the rebellion of his subjects.

At the beginning of the Hundred Years War, Johann stood at the side of England, and accompanied the king Edward III. on his campaigns. In return, Philip VI had. of France again the Brabant possession abroad seize, which led to a revolt of the citizens of Brussels against their duke. Johann III. responded by beheaded one of the leaders. From 1340 he broke away from England and leaned closer to France, married his daughters with French allies, the Duke of Luxembourg, Count of Flanders and the Duke of funds, as well as his heir Henry with a four- year-old daughter of the French Crown Prince Johann.

On May 13, 1351 agreed Duke John and his son Duke Godfrey of Limburg (* 1347, † 1352) with the Electorate of Cologne and the cities of Cologne and Aachen to ten years the country peace alliance Meuse-Rhine.

Since John died three sons before him and even had no male children, his eldest daughter Johanna inherited the duchies.

Marriage and issue

In 1311 he married Marie d' Evreux (* 1303 † 1335), daughter of Louis of France, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois. Their children were:

  • Johanna (* 1322 † 1406), Duchess of Brabant and Limburg, ∞ (I) 1334 William of Avesnes (* 1307 † 1345 ), Count of Hainaut and Holland (House of Avesnes ), ∞ (II ) 1352 Wenceslas I (* 1337 † 1383 ), Duke of Luxembourg
  • Margaret (* 1323 † 1368 ) ∞ 1347 Louis of Male ( * 1330 † 1384 ), Count of Flanders
  • Maria ( * 1325 † 1399 ) ∞ 1347 Rainald III. the thickness ( * 1333 † 1371 ), Duke of Geldern
  • Johann (* November 24, 1327 † 1335/36 ) ∞ 1332 ( not consummated marriage) in Paris Marie, probably * 1326, † September 22, 1333 at home in Paris, the daughter of Philip VI, buried in the Couvent des Cordelières in Paris.;
  • Heinrich ( † November 29, 1349 ) ∞ June 21, 1347 in Vincennes ( marriage not consummated ) Johanna ( Jeanne ) * June 24, 1343 in Châteauneuf -sur -Loire, † November 3, 1373 in Évreux, daughter of John II the Good, King of France, buried in the Basilica of Saint- Denis;
  • Gottfried ( † 1352)
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