John IV, Duke of Brabant

John IV, Duke of Brabant
Early 17th century portrait by Antoine de Succa
Born11 June 1403
Arras
Died17 April 1427(1427-04-17) (aged 23)
Brussels
BuriedSaint John the Evangelist Church, Tervuren
Noble familyValois
Spouse(s)Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
FatherAntoine of Burgundy
MotherJeanne of Saint-Pol
Statue of John IV on the House of the Dukes of Brabant in Brussels.

John IV, Duke of Brabant (11 June 1403 – 17 April 1427)[1] was the son of Antoine of Burgundy, Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg and his first wife Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He was the second Brabantian ruler from the House of Valois. He is best known for founding the University of Louvain (Leuven) in 1425.

  1. ^ Jean de Wavrin (1879). Recueil des croniques et anchiennes istories de la Grant Bretaigne, à présent nommé Engleterre. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. pp. 223–.

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