John II van Brabant also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant

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...

, Lothier

Duke of Lothier

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....

 and Limburg

Duchy of Limburg

The Duchy of Limburg, situated in the Low Countries between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory is now divided between the Belgian provinces of Liège and Limburg , the Dutch province of Limburg , and a small part of North Rhine-Westphalia in...

 (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant

John I, Duke of Brabant

John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious was Duke of Brabant , Lothier and Limburg .-Life:...

 and Margaretha of Flanders

Margaret of Flanders (d. 1285)

Margaret of Flanders was the daughter of Guy of Dampierre, and wife of John I, Duke of Brabant.They were married in 1273. She was the mother of:# Godfrey Margaret of Flanders (died July 3, 1285) was the daughter of Guy of Dampierre, and wife of John I, Duke of Brabant.They were married in 1273....

, daughter of Guy of Dampierre

Guy of Dampierre

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John II succeeded his father in 1294 During the reign of John II, Brabant continued supporting a coalition to stop French expansion. He tried to conquer South Holland (district of medieval Holland) from the pro-french count John II of Holland, but was not successful. John, who suffered from kidney stone

Kidney stone

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s and wanted his duchy to be peacefully handed over to his son upon his death, in 1312 signed the famous Charter of Kortenberg

Charter of Kortenberg

On September 27, 1312, the Duke of Brabant signed a charter that should better be referred to as a constitution. It was valid for the entire duchy. From this charter originated a kind of "Parliament of Cortenbergh" or a "Council of Cortenberg" or what was called an assembly of "The Lords of...

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After his death in 1312 John II was buried in the St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral

St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral

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 in Brussels

Brussels

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Family

On July 8, 1290, John married Margaret Plantagenet in Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

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, London

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. She was a daughter of King Edward I of England

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 and his first Queen consort

Queen consort

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 Eleanor of Castile

Eleanor of Castile

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. Only one child was born out of this marriage:

• John III, Duke of Brabant
  John III, Duke of Brabant
  Jan III van Brabant , also called John III, the Triumphant , was Duke of Brabant, Lothier, and Limburg...
  
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John II had several illegitimate children:

• Jan van Corsselaer, was later named named Lord of Witthem, Wailwilre, Machelen, la Rochette and Colonster.
• Jan van Wyvliet. Lord of Blaesveld and Kuyc. Married to Margaret Pipenpoy.
• Jan Cordeken. Emperor Ludwig later legitimized Jan Cordeken, Lord of Glymes and the charter dated to 27 August 1344 lists John II as the father and Elisabeth Gortygin as his mother.
• Jan Magermann. Married to Adelise d'Elsies.

See also

• Dukes of Brabant family tree
  Dukes of Brabant family tree
  This is a family tree of the Dukes of Brabant from 1139 up to 1430. Godfrey I, count of Leuven, became Duke of Lower Lotharingia in 1106. Henry I became the first Duke of Brabant in 1183/1184.See also:*Duchy of Brabant*List of family trees...