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Henry III, Duke of Brabant

アンリ3世　/　あんり3世

Politician from Belgium

January 1, 1231 – February 28, 1261　・　Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Flemish Brabant
politician
musician

My Take

Henry III of Brabant fascinates me precisely because he refuses the flat label of medieval ruler. Yes, he governed a duchy and was handed the contested lands of Lower Lorraine by a king angling for the German throne, but he was also a trouvere, a composer of verse and song. I love that contradiction: a man whose hands held both statecraft and rhyme. He died around thirty, far too young, yet that brevity makes the dual life feel almost defiant. I tend to remember rulers who left a melody behind, not just a border, and Henry quietly earns that place.

Overview

Henry III of Brabant (c. 1230 – 28 February 1261, Leuven) was Duke of Brabant between 1248 and his death. He was the son of Henry II of Brabant and Marie of Hohenstaufen. He was also a trouvère. The disputed territory of Lothier, the former Duchy of Lower Lorraine, was assigned to him by the King Alfonso X of Castile, a claimant to the German throne.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Henry III, Duke of Brabant
Name (Japanese): アンリ3世
Reading: あんり3世
Born: January 1, 1231 – February 28, 1261
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rabbit
Origin: Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / musician

2. Background

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High school: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA3%E4%B8%96%20(%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E5%85%AC)

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