Antoine of the Brabant

Antoine of Burgundy born in August 1384, died in Azincourt the October 25th 1415, count de Rethel (1393-1406), duke of the Brabant and Lothier, and of Limbourg (1406-1415), wire of Philippe II Bold the, duke of Burgundy, and Marguerite III of Flanders, count de Flandre, of Nevers and of Rethel.

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His/her father gave him Rethel in prerogative in 1393, qu ' it transmitted to his brother Philippe in 1406, when it inherited the Brabant, Limbourg and Antwerp in 1406, to died of his large aunt Jeanne of the Brabant. During the fights between Louis of Orleans and Jean without Fear, it supported this last which was his/her brother, but intervened several times as conciliator. It took part in the catch of Ham in 1411, but when the English invaded the kingdom, it approached to the king of France and the Armagnacs to fight them. It took share with the Bataille of Azincourt where it was killed.

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He marries in first weddings with Arras the February 21st 1402 Jeanne of Luxembourg († 1407), girl of Waléran III of Luxembourg, count of Saint-pol. and Ligny, and Maud Holland, and had:

* Jean IV of the Brabant (1403 † 1427) duke of the Brabant and count de Limbourg

* Philippe of the Brabant (1404 † 1430) duke of the Brabant and count de Limbourg

Widower, it remarie with Brussels the July 16th 1409 Elisabeth de Goerlitz (1390 † 1451) duchess engagère of Luxembourg

* Guillaume, (1410 † 1410)

* a child, born and died in 1412

It had moreover two illegitimate girls:

* Jeanne married to Philippe of Vienna

* Anne, married in 1440 in Pierre de Peralta, count de Santisteban

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