County of Louvain

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The County of Louvain was a medieval territorial lordship in present-day Belgium that became a power base for the House of Leuven, later central to the Duchy of Brabant.

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Label Occurrences
County of Louvain canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former subdivision of the Low Countries
medieval county
territorial lordship
borderedBy County of Brussels NERFINISHED
County of Brussels and Leuven-related territories NERFINISHED
capital Leuven NERFINISHED
Louvain NERFINISHED
coreTerritory region around the city of Louvain
country Holy Roman Empire
endTime 12th century
when elevated into the Duchy of Brabant
ethnicComposition medieval Dutch-speaking population
feudalStatus imperial fief
governmentType feudal county
hasDynasty House of Leuven NERFINISHED
House of Reginar NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Middle Dutch NERFINISHED
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasRuler Godfrey I, Count of Louvain NERFINISHED
Henry I, Duke of Brabant NERFINISHED
Lambert I, Count of Louvain NERFINISHED
hasSuccessor Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED
hasTitle Count of Louvain NERFINISHED
historicalEra Middle Ages
historicalRegion Brabant NERFINISHED
locatedIn Duchy of Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED
Low Countries
present-day Belgium
mergedInto Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED
namedAfter Leuven NERFINISHED
Louvain NERFINISHED
overlord Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
King of the Romans NERFINISHED
partOf Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED
Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED
medieval Brabant lands
playedRoleIn formation of the Duchy of Brabant
rise of the House of Leuven
predecessorOf Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED
regionType Frankish county
ruledBy Counts of Louvain NERFINISHED
House of Leuven NERFINISHED
startTime 10th century
c. 10th–11th century
titleHeldBy ducal line of Brabant
todayPartOf Belgium NERFINISHED
Flemish Brabant NERFINISHED

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Duchy of Lower Lotharingia followedBy County of Louvain
Lower Lorraine includesTerritory County of Louvain