Duchy of Brabant

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constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire former duchy historical region medieval principality

The Duchy of Brabant was a powerful medieval and early modern principality in the Low Countries, centered on cities like Brussels and Leuven, that played a key role in the political and economic development of what is now Belgium and the Netherlands.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Duchy of Brabant (French département)	1
Duke of Brabant (medieval duchy)	1
Landgraviate of Brabant	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ former duchy ⓘ historical region ⓘ medieval principality ⓘ
capital	Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels Leuven ⓘ
contains	Antwerp ⓘ Breda ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels Leuven ⓘ Lier ⓘ Mechelen ⓘ Nivelles ⓘ Tienen ⓘ ’s‑Hertogenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
currency	Brabantine florin ⓘ Brabantine florin ⓘ surface form: Brabantine guilder
currentTerritoryIncludes	Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ surface form: Brussels‑Capital Region Flemish Brabant ⓘ surface form: Province of Flemish Brabant Province of North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ surface form: Province of Walloon Brabant
dissolved	1795 ⓘ
endTime	1795 ⓘ
followedBy	Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ surface form: Brussels‑Capital Region Duchy of Brabant self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Brabant (French département) Flemish Brabant ⓘ North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ surface form: Province of Brabant South Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ
governmentType	feudal monarchy ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms	golden lion on a black field ⓘ
hasTitle	Duke of Brabant ⓘ
influenced	economic development of the Low Countries ⓘ political development of Belgium ⓘ political development of the Netherlands ⓘ
languageUsed	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ Middle Dutch ⓘ
legalSystem	Joyous Entry of 1356 ⓘ
locatedIn	Low Countries ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ
namedAfter	Brabant ⓘ surface form: Brabant region
notableEvent	Battle of Worringen ⓘ Brabant Revolution ⓘ Joyous Entry of 1356 ⓘ
partOf	Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Austrian Netherlands Burgundian Netherlands ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Seventeen Provinces ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
precededBy	Duchy of Lower Lotharingia ⓘ Duchy of Brabant self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Landgraviate of Brabant
presentInCountry	Belgium ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rulingDynasty	House of Habsburg ⓘ House of Habsburg ⓘ surface form: House of Habsburg‑Austria House of Habsburg ⓘ surface form: House of Habsburg‑Spain House of Leuven ⓘ House of Reginar ⓘ House of Valois ⓘ surface form: House of Valois‑Burgundy
startTime	1183 ⓘ 1183–1184 ⓘ
yearOfEvent	Battle of Worringen 1288 ⓘ Brabant Revolution ⓘ surface form: Brabant Revolution 1789–1790 Joyous Entry 1356 ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 → appliesTo → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Act of Abjuration → appliesToJurisdiction → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Coudenberg → associatedWith → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant → associatedWith → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine → birthPlace → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence → birthPlace → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Duchy of Limburg → borderedBy → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Lordship of Mechelen → borderedBy → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) → borderedBy → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

subject surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège

Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch → country → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant → deathPlace → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Duchy of Brabant → followedBy → Duchy of Brabant self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duchy of Brabant (French département)

Eindhoven → foundedBy → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

States General of the Habsburg Netherlands → hasJurisdictionOver → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

siege of Grave (1674) in the Franco-Dutch War → hasLocation → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

subject surface form: siege of Grave (1674)

Lord of the Netherlands → hasPart → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Seventeen Provinces → hasPart → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Duke of Brabant → historicalOrigin → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Antwerp → historicalRegion → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

North Brabant → historicalRegion → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Vilvoorde → historicalRegion → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Grave → historicallyPartOf → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Habsburg Netherlands → includedTerritory → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Zundert, Netherlands → locatedInHistoricalRegion → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

subject surface form: Zundert

Siege of Breda → location → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch → partOf → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Eleanor of Austria → placeOfBirth → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Mary of Hungary → placeOfBirth → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Duchy of Brabant → precededBy → Duchy of Brabant self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Landgraviate of Brabant

Duke of Brabant → predecessorTitle → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Brabant (medieval duchy)

Lord of the Seventeen Provinces → sovereigntyOver → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Middle Dutch → spokenIn → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ

Burgundian Netherlands → territoryIncludes → Duchy of Brabant ⓘ