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John II, Duke of Brabant

1275 - 1312

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John II, Duke of Brabant has received more than 80,027 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). John II, Duke of Brabant is the 7,307th most popular politician (down from 7,190th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 248th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John II, Duke of Brabant ranks 7,307 out of 19,576Before him are Nayef Hawatmeh, Henry III, Duke of Brabant, Philip I, Count of Boulogne, Prince Axel of Denmark, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, and Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. After him are Alexandre Ribot, Agnes of Hesse, Emperor Murakami, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Halldór Ásgrímsson, and Petru Lucinschi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1275, John II, Duke of Brabant ranks 6Before him are Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Gediminas, Marsilius of Padua, Basarab I of Wallachia, and Dnyaneshwar. After him are Mondino de Luzzi, Chungseon of Goryeo, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, and Abu Sa'id Uthman II. Among people deceased in 1312, John II, Duke of Brabant ranks 7Before him are Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Ferdinand IV of Castile, Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany, Toqta, Sultan Walad, and Isabella of Villehardouin. After him are Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Ibn Manzur, Marino Zorzi, Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine, and Cecco Angiolieri.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, John II, Duke of Brabant ranks 250 out of 1,190Before him are Antoine Wiertz (1806), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Jacques Feyder (1885), Rembert Dodoens (1517), François Duquesnoy (1597), and Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231). After him are Stromae (1985), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), Rimbert (830), William of St-Thierry (1085), Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060), and Ovide Decroly (1871).

Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, John II, Duke of Brabant ranks 70Before him are Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), Leo Tindemans (1922), Jean Rey (1902), Emile Vandervelde (1866), and Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231). After him are Pierre de Decker (1812), Camille Huysmans (1871), Gustaaf Deloor (1913), Willy Claes (1938), Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833), and Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322).