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Henri I was Duke of Brabant from 1183 to his death, and Duke of Lower L o t h a r ingia from 1190 to his death.
He was installed in 1180 as Duke of Lower Lotharingy, which he held unt i l 1 2 2 2 . He was Duke of Louvain 1183-1198. He returned property to Aa c h e n S t M aria, in the presence of "filiis meis Heinrico milite , Al ber t o c l e r ico", by charter dated Sep 1185. He was installed as D uke o f B r a b a n t in 1191. He agreed to divide "terram de Mussal" if "c omes d e D a s b o r c" died without heirs by charter dated 1197. He was on e of th e l e a d e r s of a crusade planned by Emperor Heinrich VI King o f Germany , a r r i v i ng in Palestine in mid-1197. He was marching to rel ieve Jaffa , c a p t u r ed by the Muslims in Sep 1198, when he heard news o f the deat h o f H e n r i d e Champagne, King of Jerusalem. He returned t o Acre and t oo k i n t e r im charge of the government until the arrival o f Amaury de Lu s ig n a n , K ing of Cyprus in Jan 1198. He recaptured Beir ut from the Mus l i m s i n O c t 1197. After the murder of Philipp von Hoh enstaufen, Kin g o f G e r m a ny in 1208, Philippe II "Auguste", King of Fr ance promoted t he c a n d i d acy of Duke Henri for the German throne. Duk e Henri joined h is s o n - i n -law Emperor Otto IV against France, and wa s defeated at th e bat t l e o f B o uvines in 1214. Markgraaf van Antwerpe n 1211.
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Abt 1165 - 1235 (70 years)