John IV, Duke of Brabant

Also known as: Iohn duke of Brabant / John, Duke of Brabant · Family: Brabant · Role: duke · First appears: Henry VI 1

Life events

1423 · Humphrey Duke of Gloucester married Jacqueline of Bavaria, despite her existing marriage to John IV, Duke of Brabant.(Henry VI 1)
- With: Humphrey Duke of Gloucester Jacqueline of Bavaria
- “Humfrie duke of Glocester, either striken in loue, or vpon some other occasion, maried the ladie Iaquet or Iaquelin, daughter and sole heire to William of Bauier duke of Holland, which was lawfull wife to Iohn duke of Brabant then liuing”
1424 · Humphrey Duke of Gloucester married Jacqueline of Bavaria while her marriage to John, Duke of Brabant continued.(Henry VI 4)
- With: Humphrey Duke of Gloucester Jacqueline of Bavaria
- “Humfreie duke of Glocester, who had married the ladie Iaquet, or Iaqueline of Bauier, countesse of Heinault, Holland, and Zeland (notwithstanding she was coupled in marriage afore to Iohn duke of Brabant, as yet liuing, and had continued with him a long space)”
c. 1424 · John, Duke of Brabant recovered all towns in Hainault held by Jacqueline.(Henry VI 4 · 📍 Heinault)
- With: Jacqueline of Bavaria
- “insomuch that in the end (after the duke of Glocesters returne into England) the duke of Brabant recouered all the towns in Heinault, which the ladie Iaquet or Iaqueline held against him.”

married with Jacqueline of Bavaria “which was lawfull wife to Iohn duke of Brabant then liuing”
younger kin: Anne of Burgundy “in the presence of the duke of Burgognie brother to the bride, and of hir vncle the duke of Brabant”

married with Jacqueline of Bavaria “notwithstanding she was coupled in marriage afore to Iohn duke of Brabant, as yet liuing, and had continued with him a long space”
enemies with Jacqueline of Bavaria “the duke of Brabant recouered all the towns in Heinault, which the ladie Iaquet or Iaqueline held against him”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.