Count of Leuven

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The Count of Leuven was a medieval noble title associated with the rulers of the Leuven region in present-day Belgium, who later played a key role in the formation of the Duchy of Brabant.

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Label Occurrences
Count of Leuven canonical 2
Counts of Leuven 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval county
noble title
associatedCity Leuven
associatedWith House of Brabant
House of Leuven
House of Reginar
capital Leuven
coatOfArmsFeature lion of Brabant
linked to: Lion of Brabant
country County of Leuven
linked to: County of Louvain
feudalStatus imperial fief
firstHolder Lambert I of Leuven
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasJurisdictionOver Leuven region
surrounding areas of Leuven
hasSeat Leuven
historicalRegion Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
Lotharingia
historicalSignificance precursor polity to the Duchy of Brabant
languageUsed Middle Dutch
locatedIn Leuven
Low Countries
present-day Belgium
modernCountryEquivalent Belgium
modernRegionEquivalent Flemish Brabant
nobleRank count
notableHolder Godfrey I of Leuven
Godfrey II of Leuven
Godfrey III of Leuven
Henry I of Leuven
Henry II of Leuven
Lambert I of Leuven
partOf Holy Roman Empire
playedRoleIn formation of the Duchy of Brabant
politicalRole regional lordship in the Low Countries
predecessorOf Duke of Brabant
region Brabant
Duchy of Brabant
religion Roman Catholicism
successorTitle Duke of Brabant
timePeriod 11th century
12th century
High Middle Ages
titleMergedInto Duke of Brabant
usedByDynasty House of Brabant
House of Leuven
House of Reginar

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Referenced by (3)

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House of Reginar titleHeld Count of Leuven
House of Leuven notableTitleHeld Count of Leuven
Landgrave of Brabant hasTitleHolder Counts of Leuven
linked to: Count of Leuven