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Brabant (House of Reginar) - Counts & Dukes of Louvain,
Counts of Brussels, Dukes of Lower Lotharingia, Dukes of Brabant
... (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg & North-West Germany)
(Medieval Rulers)
Statues on main façade of Brussels Town Hall / Hotel de Ville
The top three rows include statues portraying 151 medieval rulers from the 6th to 16th Century. 58 of the first 101 statues include the following direct family lines:
(1). Carolingian Dynasty (13 Generations)
(2). Ottonian Dynasty (2 Generations)
(3). House of Reginar / House of Brabant (13 Generations):
(3a). REGINAR (I) "Longneck" Count of Hainaut (2nd row below and right of 8th window of main façade) (and his alleged father GISELBERT) through to HENRY (III), Count of Louvain (d.1095) (4th Great-Grandson of Reginar (I) “Longneck”) and his wife GERTRUDE of Flanders (House of Flanders).
(3b). GODFREY V Count of Louvain, Duke of Lower Lotharingia (d.1139) (brother of Henry (III) Count of Louvain) and his wife wife IDA of Chiny (d.1117/25) through to HENRY III, Duke of Brabant (d.1261) (9th Great-Grandson of Reginar (I) “Longneck”) (2nd row far right of belfry section of façade) and his wife ALIX of Burgundy (d.1273) (House of Burgundy) (3rd row far left of main façade).
The Brussels Town Hall / Hotel de Ville is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - La Grand-Place, Brussels.
The book "Les Sentinelles de l'Histoire" by Vincent Heymans (2000) - contains further information and a list of the statues on the main and two side façades of the Brussels Town Hall / Hotel de Ville.
Statues on the façade of Leuven Town Hall / Louvain Hotel de Ville.
The first 13 statues along the top row (left to right) include 9 Generations of the House of Reginar / House of Brabant as follows:
Counts & Dukes of Louvain - Lambert I (d.1015) [1st], Lambert II (d.1062) [3rd], Henry II (d.1079) [4th], Godfrey I (d.1139) [6th], Godfrey II (d.1142) [7th], Godfrey III (d.1190) [8th], Dukes of Brabant - Henry I (d.1235) [10th], Henry II (d.1248) [11th], Henry III (d.1261) [12th] & his wife Adelaide/Alix of Burgundy (d.1273) [13th].
The early Counts of Louvain & Brussels built the first Castle of Coudenberg in about 1100. In the 1770’s - about 40 years after a devastating fire - the Place Royale was built on top of the ruins of Coudenberg Palace. The foundations of the former palace have been excavated and are on display below street level in the BELvue Museum.
The Royal Palace of Brussels was built on a section of the former grounds of Coudenberg Palace.
Brussels Park was formerly part of the hunting gardens of Coudenberg Palace.
La Grand-Place was initially a Medieval Market Square dating back to the 11th Century.
La Grand-Place, Brussels - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
House of Brabant - and the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels
Both Lambert II, Count of Louvain (d.1062) and his 3rd Great-Grandson Henry I, Duke of Brabant (d.1235) expanded the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula starting in 1047 and 1226 respectively.
House of Brabant - and Saint Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk), Leuven, Belgium.
The church was reopened in 2020 after a lenthy restoration.
Sarcophagus of Henry I, Duke of Brabant (d.1235) and his wife Mathilde of Flanders (d.1210).
In the crypt - grave marker of Dukes of Louvain - Godfrey II (d.1142), Godfrey III (d.1190), Dukes of Brabant - Henry I (d.1235), and Henry II (d.1248).
Saint Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk) is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Belfries of Belgium and France.
House of Brabant - and Saint Gertrude’s Abbey Leuven / Louvain, Belgium.
Saint Gertrude’s Abbey was founded in 1206 by Henry I, Duke of Brabant (d.1235). The Abbey sustained damage during both WWI & WWII and the Abbey Church was subsequently restored.
Portrait bust of Henry I "le Guerroyeur" Duke of Brabant, Duke of Louvain, Duke of Lotharingia (d.1235) on the façade of the House of the Dukes of Brabant / Maison des Ducs de Brabant, Brussels.
Note: there are also a statues of Duke Henry I on the façades of the Brussels and Leuven Town Halls / Hotels de Ville.
The House of the Dukes of Brabant / Maison des Ducs de Brabant is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - La Grand-Place, Brussels.
Dominican Monastery Church of Leuven / Louvain, Belgium.
The Dominican Monastery Church was built on the site of the former residence of the Dukes of Brabant and is the oldest Gothic building in Leuven. The Church is now used as a cultural center.
Henry III, Duke of Brabant (d.1261) and his wife Adelaide/Alix of Burgundy (d.1273) were buried in the Church.
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