Back Жан IV (Брабант) Bulgarian Joan IV de Brabant Catalan Jan IV. Brabantský Czech Johann IV. (Brabant) German Ιωάννης Δ΄ της Βραβάντης Greek Jean IV de Brabant French Giovanni IV di Brabante Italian ジャン4世 (ブラバント公) Japanese Jan IV van Brabant Dutch Jan IV Brabancki Polish
John IV, Duke of Brabant | |
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 Early 17th century portrait by Antoine de Succa | |
| Born | 11 June 1403 Arras |
| Died | 17 April 1427 (aged 23) Brussels |
| Buried | Saint John the Evangelist Church, Tervuren |
| Noble family | Valois |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut |
| Father | Antoine of Burgundy |
| Mother | Jeanne of Saint-Pol |
Statue of John IV on the House of the Dukes of Brabant in Brussels.
John IV, Duke of Brabant (11 June 1403 – 17 April 1427)[1] was the son of Antoine of Burgundy, Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg and his first wife Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He was the second Brabantian ruler from the House of Valois. He is best known for founding the University of Louvain (Leuven) in 1425.
- ^ Jean de Wavrin (1879). Recueil des croniques et anchiennes istories de la Grant Bretaigne, à présent nommé Engleterre. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. pp. 223–.