Duke of Lothier
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Lothier refers to the territory within the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, governed by the Dukes of Brabant
and their successors after 1190 until the end of the Ancien Régime in 1796.
In 1190, at the Diet of Hall
in the abbey of Comburg, the German Emperor Henry VI
decided that the Duke of Lower Lotharingia, at that moment Henry I of Brabant
, would only have ducal authority within his own Lotharingian territories (the county of Leuven
) and his imperial fiefs (the margraviate of Antwerp, the Landgraviate of Brabant and the domain of the abbey of Nivelles
). The title of Duke of Lothier became purely honorific and had no further territorial or judicial authority. A few legal courts of Lothier remained in existence, but they only decided in feudal matters.
Lothier should not be confused with the far greater Lower Lotharingia. It is only applicable to:
Duke of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. The title "Duke of Brabant" was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Henry I, son of Godfrey III of Leuven . The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the since 1085/1086 existing title of Landgrave of Brabant...
and their successors after 1190 until the end of the Ancien Régime in 1796.
In 1190, at the Diet of Hall
Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg....
in the abbey of Comburg, the German Emperor Henry VI
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VI was King of Germany from 1190 to 1197, Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and King of Sicily from 1194 to 1197.-Early years:Born in Nijmegen,...
decided that the Duke of Lower Lotharingia, at that moment Henry I of Brabant
Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Henry I of Brabant , named "The Courageous" Duke of Brabant and Duke of Lower Lotharingia until his death.-Biography:...
, would only have ducal authority within his own Lotharingian territories (the county of Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
) and his imperial fiefs (the margraviate of Antwerp, the Landgraviate of Brabant and the domain of the abbey of Nivelles
Nivelles
Nivelles is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the old communes of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstreux....
). The title of Duke of Lothier became purely honorific and had no further territorial or judicial authority. A few legal courts of Lothier remained in existence, but they only decided in feudal matters.
Lothier should not be confused with the far greater Lower Lotharingia. It is only applicable to:
- The county of LeuvenLeuvenLeuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
and BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, although the Dukes of Brabant assumed this Carolingian heritage to be allodial. - The landgraviateLandgraveLandgrave was a title used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The title refers to a count who had feudal duty directly to the Holy Roman Emperor...
, from 1183/1184 Duchy of BrabantDuchy of BrabantThe Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. Its territory consisted essentially of the three modern-day Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp, the Brussels-Capital Region and most of the present-day Dutch province of North Brabant.The Flag of...
, an imperial fief lifted out of the duchy of Lower Lotharingia from about 1085/1086. It included also the advocacy of all ecclesiastic institutions within the landgraviate. - The margraviate of Antwerp, a traditional administrative fief of the former Dukes of Lower Lotharingia.
- The advocacy over the abbey of NivellesNivellesNivelles is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the old communes of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstreux....
, an imperial fief. - The advocacy over the abbey of GemblouxGemblouxGembloux is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, on the axis Brussels-NamurOn 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants...
.