Henry II, Duke of Brabant

Template:Short description Template:Template other Henry II of Brabant (Template:Langx, Template:Langx; 1207 – 1 February 1248) was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235. His mother was Matilda of Boulogne.Template:Sfn

Henry II supported his sister Mathilde's son, William II of Holland, in his bid for election as king of Germany.Template:Sfn He founded Valduc Abbey in 1232.

His first marriage was to Marie of Hohenstaufen (3 April 1207–1235, Leuven),Template:Sfn daughter of Philip of Swabia and Irene Angelina.Template:Sfn They had six children:

1. Matilda of Brabant (1224 – 29 September 1288),Template:Sfn married:
   1. Robert I of Artois, 14 June 1237, in CompiègneTemplate:Sfn
   2. before 31 May 1254 to Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol.
2. Beatrix (1225 – 11 November 1288), married:
   1. at Creuzburg 10 March 1241, Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia;Template:Sfn
   2. in Leuven November 1247 to William III of Dampierre, Count of Flanders (1224 – 6 June 1251).
3. Maria of Brabant (c.1226 – 18 January 1256, Donauwörth),Template:Sfn married Louis II, Duke of Upper Bavaria. She was beheaded by her husband on suspicion of infidelity.
4. Margaret (d. 14 March 1277), Abbess of Valduc Abbey (Hertogendal).
5. Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1230 - 1261)Template:Sfn
6. Philip, died youngTemplate:Sfn

His second marriage was to Sophie of Thuringia (20 March 1224 – 29 May 1275),Template:Sfn daughter of Ludwig IV of Thuringia and Saint Elisabeth of Hungary,Template:Sfn by whom he had two children:

1. Elizabeth (1243 – 9 October 1261), married Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
2. Henry (1244–1308), created Landgrave of Hesse in 1264.Template:Sfn

Henry died in Leuven, aged about 40.

See also

• Dukes of Brabant family tree