page_title: John I, Duke of Brabant
section_title: Family and children
hierarchical_section_title: John I, Duke of Brabant / Family and children
context_page_description: John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg. During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been painted as the perfect model of a brave, adventurous and chivalrous feudal prince.
context_section_description: He was married twice. On 5 September 1270, he married Margaret, daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. They had a son, but both mother and child died shortly after his birth.
  In 1273, he married Margaret (d. 3 July 1285), daughter of Guy, Count of Flanders and had the following children:
  Godfrey (1273/74 – aft. 13 September 1283).
  John II of Brabant (1275–1312).
  Margaret (4 October 1276 – 14 December 1311, Genoa), married 9 July 1292 to Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
  Marie (d. after 2 December 1338), married to Count Amadeus V of Savoy.
  John I had several illegitimate children:
  Gillis van der Balcht
  Jean Meuwe, Seigneur of Wavre and Dongelberg.
  Margareta of Tervuren, she was married on 2 March 1292 to Jean de Rode de Lantwyck
  Jan Pylyser (1272–1342)
  Jan van der Plasch
caption: Marriage of John and Margaret of Flanders from the Chronicle Brabantse Yeesten by Jan Van Boendaele.
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