Jeanne Brabant ( fr. Jeanne de Brabant ; June 24, 1322 , Brussels - November 1, 1406 , Brussels) - Duchess of Brabant and Limburg since 1355 .
| Jeanne Brabant | |||||||
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| fr. Jeanne de brabant | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Jean III | ||||||
| Successor | Antoine | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jean III | ||||||
| Successor | Antoine | ||||||
| Birth | June 24, 1322 Brussels | ||||||
| Death | November 1, 1406 (84 years old) Brussels | ||||||
| Burial place | Carmelite Church, Brussels | ||||||
| Kind | Brabant House | ||||||
| Father | Jean III | ||||||
| Mother | Maria d'Evreux | ||||||
| Spouse | Wilhelm II de Hainaut , Wenzel I | ||||||
| Children | William | ||||||
Daughter of Jean III , Duke of Brabant, and Maria d'Evreux .
She married in 1334 to William II de Hainaut . In 1345, her husband died.
As a widow, she married a second time, in March 1352 , for the Duke of Luxembourg, Wenzel I. Both marriages were childless.
In 1355, Jeanne's father dies. There is a threat of the collapse of the duchy. On January 3, 1356, the Joyeuse entrée was held in order to preserve the state. Jeanne, as the eldest daughter, became a duchess.
Louis II , Count of Flanders , married Margaret of Brabant , the youngest daughter of Jean III, and attacked Brabant. But Jeanne was assisted by Emperor Charles IV (the elder brother of Wenzel). Thanks to him, Jeanne defended the right to the throne and retained the duchy.
After the death of Jeanne, her nephew Antoine became her successor. Jeanne was buried in a mausoleum located in the Carmelite church in Brussels.