John II (27 September 1275-27 October 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294-1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. 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. In 1309, the Crusade of the Poor besieged the castle of Genappe in Brabant because it was sheltering Jews. John sent an army that defeated the crusaders, who incurred heavy losses. John, who suffered from kidney stones and wanted his duchy to be peacefully handed over to his son upon his death, in 1312 signed the famous Charter of Kortenberg. John died in Tervuren in 1312. He was buried in the St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. «b»Family«/b» On 8 July 1290, John married Margaret of England in Westminster Abbey, London. She was a daughter of King Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile. Only one child was born out of this marriage:«/b» 1.) John III, Duke of Brabant. John II had several illegitimate children: 1.) Jan van Corsselaer, was later named Lord of Witthem, Wailwilre, Machelen, la Rochette and Colonster. 2.) Jan van Wyvliet. Lord of Blaesveld and Kuyc. Married to Margaret Pipenpoy. 3.) Jan Cordeken: Founder of the House of Glymes. He was legitimized by the emperor Louis IV by charter dated of 27 August 1344, lists John II as the father and Elisabeth Gortygin as his mother. 4.) Jan Magermann. Married to Adelise d'Elsies. Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. 1 pg 70-71 Duke of Lorraine, Brabant, and Limburg, Marquis of the Holy Roman Empire, and heir of Jean I le Victorieux, Duke of Lorraine, Brabant, and Limburg, by 2nd wife, Marguerite, daughter of Guy (or Gui) de Dampierre, Count of Flanders, Marquis of Namur. He and his wife, Margaret, obtained a papal indult for a portable altar in 1291. In 1296 his father-in-law, King Edward I of England, requested that he and Henri, Count of Bar, be present at the negotiation for the truce with France. John and his wife, Margaret, were present in England in 1308 for the coronation of her brother, King Edward II. ========== 'Plantagenet Ancestry', by Douglas Richardson pg 20 Duke of Lorraine, Brabant, and Limburg. ========== Foundation of Medieval Genealogy JEAN de Brabant, son of JEAN I Duke of Brabant & his second wife Marguerite de Flandre (27 Sep 1275-Château de Tervueren 27 Oct 1312, Brussels Saints Michael and Gudula). The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Ampliata names (in order) "Iohannem et Godefridum" as the two sons of "Iohannes dux Lothoringie et Brabantie" & his second wife[392]. The Balduini Ninovensis Chronicon records that "Iohannis filius eius" succeeded "Iohannis primus dux Lotharingie, Brabantie et Lemburgie" in 1294[393]. He succeeded his father in 1294 as JEAN II "der Friedfertige" Duke of Brabant and Limburg. The Oude Kronik van Brabant records death in 1312 of "Johannes secundus…dux Lotharingie, Brabancie et Lymburgie marchioque Sacri Imperii"[394]. m (contract Jan 1278 or 1279, Westminster Abbey 8 or 9 Jul 1290) MARGARET of England, daughter of EDWARD I King of England & his first wife Infanta doña Leonor de Castilla (Windsor Castle 11 Sep 1275-1318 or after 11 Mar 1333, bur Brussels, Saints Michael and Gudula). The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records the birth in 1275 at Windsor of "filiam…Margaret" to "Alienora uxor regis, regina Angliæ"[395]. A charter dated 6 Jan 1278 (O.S.?) records negotiations for the marriage between “E....roi d’Engleterre...vestre fille” and “Johan. duk de Lother. et Braibant...mon fiz”[396]. The marriage contract between “Johan...duc de Lother. et de Braibant...Johan nostre eisne fiz” and “Edw...roi d’Engleterre...Margarete fille le roi” is dated Jan 1278 (O.S.?)[397]. The Oude Kronik van Brabant records that "Johannes secundus…dux Lotharingie, Brabancie et Lymburgie marchioque Sacri Imperii" married "Margaretam filiam Eduardi primi regis Anglie"[398]. The Annales Halesiensibus record the marriage "1290 XVII Id Iul" of "Margaretam filiam regis" and "Iohannes filius et heres ducis Brabantie"[399]. The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records the marriage "VI Id Jul" at Westminster of "Johannes filius et hæres Johannis ducis Brabantiæ" and "Margaretam filiam regis Anglie"[400]. The Annales Londonienses record the marriage "VII Id Iul" in 1290 of "domina Margareta…regis Angliæ filia" and "Johanni filio ducis Brabantiæ" ========= Wiki (5-2013): John II van Brabant (September 27, 1275 - October 27, 1312, Tervuren), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294-1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaretha of Flanders, daughter of Guy of Dampierre. 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 stones and wanted his duchy to be peacefully handed over to his son upon his death, in 1312 signed the famous Charter of Kortenberg. After his death in 1312 John II was buried in the St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. On July 8, 1290, John married Margaret Plantagenet in Westminster Abbey, London. She was a daughter of King Edward I of England and his first Queen consort Eleanor of Castile. Only one child was born out of this marriage: John III, Duke of Brabant. 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. Burial: St. Goedele, Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. Compare to: Johann ll. von Brabant; 27 December 1275 – 27 October 1312 • G4VD-4KH.