Editing John I, Duke of Brabant (section)

==Life==
[[File:John I Duke of Brabant effigy silver coin.png|left|thumb|150x150px|John I's effigy on a silver coin. Struck in [[Brussels]] or [[Leuven]] during his reign.]]
Born in [[Leuven]], he was the son of [[Henry III, Duke of Brabant]] and [[Adelaide of Burgundy (1233–1273)|Aleidis of Burgundy]],{{sfn|Dunbabin|2011|p=xiv}} daughter of [[Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy]]. He was also an older brother of [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France|Maria of Brabant]], [[Queen consort]] of [[Philip III of France]]. In 1267 his older brother [[Henry IV, Duke of Brabant]], being mentally deficient, was deposed in his favour.{{sfn|Appelmans|2005|p=165}}

John's greatest military victory was the [[Battle of Worringen]] 1288, by which John I came to reign over the [[Duchy of Limburg]]. He was completely outnumbered in forces but led the successful invasion into the [[Rhineland]] to defeat the confederacy. In 1288 Limburg was formally attached to [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]].<ref name=EB445 />

John I was said to be a model of feudal prince: brave, adventurous; excelling in every form of active exercise, fond of display, and generous in temper. He was considered one of the most gifted princes of his time.<ref name=EB445 /> This made him very popular in [[Middle Ages]] poetry and literature. Even today there exists an ode to him, so well known that it was a potential candidate to be the [[North Brabant]] anthem. John I delighted in tournaments and was always eager to take part in jousts.<ref name=EB445 /> He was also famous for his many illegitimate children.

On 3 May 1294 at some marriage festivities at [[Bar-le-Duc]], John I was mortally wounded in the arm in an encounter by [[Pierre de Bausner]].<ref name=EB445 /> He was buried in the church of the [[Order of Friars Minor]] (Minderbroederskerk) in Brussels, but since the [[Protestant]] [[iconoclasm]] (''[[Beeldenstorm]]'') in 1566, nothing remains of his tomb.