Duchy of Brabant
state of the Holy Roman Empire
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Summary
Duchy of Brabant is a duchy[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of duchy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,584 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Habsburg Netherlands[3]
- Country: Holy Roman Empire[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: state in the Holy Roman Empire[6], historical country[7]
- Capital: Coop of Brussels[8]
- Official language: Dutch[9], French[10]
- Named after: Pagus Bracbatensis[11]
- Follows: Landgraviate of Brabant[12], Baronie van Breda[13], County of Brussels[14], Margraviate of Antwerp[15]
- Followed by: Dyle[16], Staats-Brabant[17], Deux-Nèthes[18]
- Commons category: Duchy of Brabant[19]
- Inception: 1183[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 1, 1795[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Duchy of Brabant[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Regesta Imperii[26], Topographia Circuli Burgundici[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Replaced by: French First Republic[29]
- Category for people born here: Q13335197[30]
- Demonym: brabanzón[31], brabanzona[32], Brabançon[33], Brabançonne[34], Brabanťan[35]
- Position held by head of the organization: Duke of Brabant[36]
- Coextensive with: Brabant[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Duchy of Brabant include North Brabant[38], a province of the Netherlands[39], in Netherlands[40], founded in 1815[41] and Bărăbanț[42], a constituent locality[43], in Romania[44].
Why It Matters
Duchy of Brabant has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include North Brabant[38], a province of the Netherlands[39], in Netherlands[40], founded in 1815[41] and Bărăbanț[42], a constituent locality[43], in Romania[44].