NOBLEMAN
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
1251 - 1272

Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
Henry IV of Brabant (1251/1252 – after 29 April 1272) was Duke of Brabant from 1261 to 1267. Born at Leuven, he was the eldest son of Henry III, Duke of Brabant, and Adelaide of Burgundy. Succeeding his father at about the age of ten, he proved infirm of mind and body, and was deposed in 1267 in favor of his younger brother John I, Duke of Brabant. After being deposed, Henry became a novice in Saint Bénigne Abbey in Dijon. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry IV, Duke of Brabant is the 674th most popular nobleman (down from 538th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 274th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Belgian Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Henry IV, Duke of Brabant ranks 674 out of 1,415. Before him are Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy, Odo II, Count of Blois, Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Aznar Galíndez I, and Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza. After him are Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy, Leontia Porphyrogenita, Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Margaret Paleologa, and Théodolinde de Beauharnais.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGilbert, Duke of Burgundy
900 - 956
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 668
Odo II, Count of Blois
983 - 1037
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 669
Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
1707 - 1745
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 670
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 671
Aznar Galíndez I
800 - 839
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 672
Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
1913 - 2007
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 673
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
1251 - 1272
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 674
Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy
835 - 876
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 675
Leontia Porphyrogenita
457 - 500
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 676
Archduke Karl of Austria-Este
1785 - 1809
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 677
Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1592 - 1642
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 678
Margaret Paleologa
1510 - 1566
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 679
Théodolinde de Beauharnais
1814 - 1857
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 680
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1251, Henry IV, Duke of Brabant ranks 3. Before him are Hōjō Tokimune, and Peter I, Count of Alençon. After him are Vakhtang II of Georgia, Pietro Gradenigo, and Henry III, Duke of Głogów. Among people deceased in 1272, Henry IV, Duke of Brabant ranks 10. Before him are Zita, Emperor Go-Saga, Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, Enzo of Sardinia, Bartholomeus Anglicus, and Yaroslav of Tver.
Others Born in 1251
Go to all RankingsHōjō Tokimune
POLITICIAN
1251 - 1284
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1
Peter I, Count of Alençon
POLITICIAN
1251 - 1284
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 2
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
NOBLEMAN
1251 - 1272
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 3
Vakhtang II of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1251 - 1293
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 4
Pietro Gradenigo
POLITICIAN
1251 - 1311
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 5
Henry III, Duke of Głogów
NOBLEMAN
1251 - 1309
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 6
Others Deceased in 1272
Go to all RankingsZita
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1212 - 1272
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 4
Emperor Go-Saga
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1272
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 5
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1213 - 1272
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 6
Enzo of Sardinia
WRITER
1220 - 1272
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 7
Bartholomeus Anglicus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1203 - 1272
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 8
Yaroslav of Tver
NOBLEMAN
1230 - 1272
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 9
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
NOBLEMAN
1251 - 1272
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 10
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Henry IV, Duke of Brabant ranks 322 out of 1,190. Before him are Romelu Lukaku (1993), Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322), Étienne Constantin de Gerlache (1785), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), and Odile Defraye (1888). After him are Léon Scieur (1888), Victor Boin (1886), Camille Huysmans (1871), Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), Guy Thys (1922), and Walter Godefroot (1943).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsRomelu Lukaku
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 316
Joanna, Duchess of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1322 - 1406
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 317
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1871
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 318
Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
967 - 1044
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 319
Bernard Voorhoof
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1974
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 320
Odile Defraye
CYCLIST
1888 - 1965
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 321
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
NOBLEMAN
1251 - 1272
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 322
Léon Scieur
CYCLIST
1888 - 1969
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 323
Victor Boin
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 324
Camille Huysmans
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1968
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 325
Edward Schillebeeckx
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2009
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 326
Guy Thys
COACH
1922 - 2003
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 327
Walter Godefroot
CYCLIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 328
Among NOBLEMEN In Belgium
Among noblemen born in Belgium, Henry IV, Duke of Brabant ranks 13. Before him are Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Lambert I, Count of Louvain (1000), Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau (1578), Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), and Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967). After him are Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), Prince Laurent of Belgium (1963), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1984), and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001).
Gaston IV, Count of Foix
1422 - 1472
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 7
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
1000 - 1015
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 8
Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau
1578 - 1648
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 9
Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg
1789 - 1823
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 10
John I, Count of Hainaut
1218 - 1257
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 11
Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine
967 - 1044
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 12
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
1251 - 1272
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 13
Richilde, Countess of Hainaut
1100 - 1086
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 14
Antoinette de Mérode
1828 - 1864
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 15
Prince Laurent of Belgium
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 16
Prince Baudouin of Belgium
1869 - 1891
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 17
Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 18
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
2001 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 19