County of Louvain

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The County of Louvain was a medieval territorial lordship in present-day Belgium that became a power base for the House of Leuven, later central to the Duchy of Brabant.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
County of Louvain canonical 5
County of Leuven 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former subdivision of the Low Countries
medieval county
territorial lordship
borderedBy County of Brussels
County of Brussels and Leuven-related territories
linked to: County of Brussels
capital Leuven
Louvain
linked to: Leuven
coreTerritory region around the city of Louvain
country Holy Roman Empire
endTime 12th century
when elevated into the Duchy of Brabant
ethnicComposition medieval Dutch-speaking population
feudalStatus imperial fief
governmentType feudal county
hasDynasty House of Leuven
House of Reginar
hasLanguage Middle Dutch
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasRuler Godfrey I, Count of Louvain
Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
hasSuccessor Duchy of Brabant
hasTitle Count of Louvain
historicalEra Middle Ages
historicalRegion Brabant
locatedIn Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
Low Countries
present-day Belgium
mergedInto Duchy of Brabant
namedAfter Leuven
Louvain
linked to: Leuven
overlord Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans
partOf Duchy of Brabant
Lower Lotharingia
medieval Brabant lands
playedRoleIn formation of the Duchy of Brabant
rise of the House of Leuven
predecessorOf Duchy of Brabant
regionType Frankish county
ruledBy Counts of Louvain
linked to: Count of Louvain

House of Leuven
startTime 10th century
c. 10th–11th century
titleHeldBy ducal line of Brabant
todayPartOf Belgium
Flemish Brabant

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Lower Lotharingia followedBy County of Louvain
Lower Lorraine includesTerritory County of Louvain
Alicia of Louvain associatedWith County of Louvain
Count of Louvain country County of Louvain
Count of Leuven country County of Leuven
linked to: County of Louvain
Godfrey II, Count of Louvain associatedWith County of Louvain