, July 11 1302), was Lord of Aarschot

Duke of Aarschot

The Duke of Aarschot was one of the most important titles in the Low Countries, named after the Flemish city of Aarschot. The title was held by the House of Croÿ and the House of Arenberg...

 between 1284 and 1302 and Lord of Vierzon between 1277 and 1302.

Biography

He was the third son of Henry III, Duke of Brabant

Henry III, Duke of Brabant

Henry III of Brabant was Duke of Brabant between 1248 and his death. He was the son of Henry II of Brabant and Marie of Hohenstaufen....

 and Adelaide of Burgundy, Duchess of Brabant. He was an able warrior and politician and supported his elder brother John I, Duke of Brabant

John I, Duke of Brabant

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 in all his undertakings. He fought alongside his brother in the Battle of Worringen

Battle of Worringen

The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288, near the town of Worringen , which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne...

 in 1288, where he captured Reginald I, Count of Guelders.

On October 29, 1284, his father made him Lord of Aarschot.

In 1292, he negotiated a peace between France and the Count of Flanders

Count of Flanders

The Count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French revolutionaries in 1790....

. After the death of his brother, he supported his nephew Henry II of Brabant against all internal and external opposition.

In 1302, when Flanders revolted against King Philip IV of France

Philip IV of France

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, Godfrey and his only son joined the army of his French ally in the Battle of the Golden Spurs

Battle of the Golden Spurs

The Battle of the Golden Spurs, known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk in Flanders...

. Both were killed, as were many more knights of Brabant. His estates were divided among his four married daughters.

Marriage and children

He married in 1277 Jeanne Isabeau dame de Vierzon (died 1296), daughter of Hervé IV, Lord of Vierzon, and Jeanne de Brenne. They had 1 son and 6 daughters :

• Jean (1281–1302), killed in the Battle of the Golden Spurs
  Battle of the Golden Spurs
  The Battle of the Golden Spurs, known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk in Flanders...
  
  .
• Marie (died 1332), married to Walram, Count of Jülich
  Walram, Count of Jülich
  Walram, Count of Jülich was the second son of William IV, Count of Jülich and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of Gerard III, Count of Guelders....
  
   (died 1297), and then to Robert of Beaumont.
• Elisabeth (died 1350), married to Gerhard V of Jülich
  Gerhard V of Jülich
  Gerhard V of Jülich , Count of Jülich , was the youngest son of William IV, Count of Jülich and Richardis of Guelders, daughter of Gerard III, Count of Guelders....
  
   (died 1328).
• Alix (died 1315), married in 1302 to John III of Harcourt (died 1329).
• Blanche (died 1329), married to Jean Berthout, Lord of Mechelen
  Mechelen
  Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
  
   (died 1304), and in 1307 to John I of Thouars (died 1332).
• Marguerite, nun at Longchamps, Paris, died after 1318
• Jeanne, nun at Longchamps, Paris, died after 1318