HENRI de Louvain, son of GODEFROI VII Duke of Lower Lotharingia, Duke of Louvain, Comte de Brabant & his first wife Margareta van Limburg (1165-Köln 5 Sep 1235, bur Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre). The Gesta Abbatem Trudonensium names "Godefridus tercius dux Brabantie…et filius eius Henricus" when recording the former's departure for Jerusalem and the latter's destruction of "castrum Iacie" both in 1183. He was installed in 1180 as HENRI Duke of Lotharingia, until 1222. Duke of Louvain 1183, until 1198. He was installed as HENRI I "le Guerroyeur" Duke of Brabant in 1191. He was one of the leaders of a crusade planned by Emperor Heinrich VI King of Germany, arriving in Palestine in mid-1197. He was marching to relieve Jaffa, captured by the Muslims in Sep 1198, when he heard news of the death of Henri de Champagne King of Jerusalem. He returned to Acre and took interim charge of the government until the arrival of Amaury de Lusignan King of Cyprus in Jan 1198[128]. He recaptured Beirut from the Muslims in Oct 1197. After the murder of Philipp von Hohenstaufen King of Germany in 1208, Philippe II "Auguste" King of France promoted the candidacy of Duke Henri for the German throne. Duke Henri joined his son-in-law Emperor Otto IV against France, and was defeated at the battle of Bouvines in 1214. Mgf van Antwerpen 1211. No longer Duke of Lotharingia from 1222. The Annales Parchenses record the death in 1235 of "Heinricus dux Lotharingie".
HENRI de Brabant, son of HENRI I "le Guerroyeur" Duke of Brabant & his first wife Mathilde de Flandre. He succeeded his father in 1235 as HENRI II Duke of Brabant Duke of Lotharingia. After the death in Feb 1247 of Heinrich Raspe anti-King of Germany, Landgraf of Thuringia, Duke Henri II proposed his nephew Willem II Count of Holland as successor after declining the position himself. The Annales Parchenses record the death in 1247 of "Heinricus II dux" aged 40. The Annales Sancti Pantaleonis Coloniensis records the death in Jan 1248 of "Heinricus dux Brabantie". The necrology of Seligenthal records the death "IV Non Feb" of "Heinricus dux Brabantie pater dilecte Marie". The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ records that "Henricus…secundus dux" was buried at Villers.
HENRI de Brabant, son of HENRI II Duke of Brabant & his first wife Marie of Germany. Provost at Aachen 1233. He succeeded his father in 1248 as HENRI III "le Pacifique/le Débonnaire" Duke of Brabant Duke of Lotharingia. The necrology of Maubuisson records the death "Kal Mar" of "Henricus dux Brebancie pater domine Marie regine Francie".
He married (1251 after 21 Jul) ALIX de Bourgogne, daughter of HUGUES IV Duke of Burgundy & his first wife Yolande de Dreux. The Annales Parchenses records the marriage in 1253 of "Heinricus dux" and "filiam ducis Burgundie…Aeliden". Regent of Brabant 1261-1268 successively for her sons Dukes Henri IV and Jean I. She corresponded with St Thomas Aquinus, who dedicated Du Gouvernement du Prince to her. The necrology of Maubuisson records the death "XIII Kal Nov" of "domina Aalipdis ducissa Brabancie mater domine Marie…regina Francie".
The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ names (in order) "Henricum…Iohannem…Godefridum…et Mariam" as the children of "Henricus…tertius dux" & his wife, specifying that Marie was later "regina Francie". She was crowned Queen of France at Paris, Sainte Chapelle 24 Jun 1275. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "IV Id Jan" of "domina Maria de Brebencia quondam regina Francie uxor quondam Philippi regi Francie dicti le Hardi". m (contract Vincennes 27 Aug 1274) as his second wife, PHILIPPE III "le Hardi" King of France, son of LOUIS IX King of France & his wife Marguerite de Provence (Poissy, Yvelines 1 May 1245-Perpignan 5 Oct 1285, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis).