Duchy of Brabant

Summary

Duchy of Brabant is a duchy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of duchy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,494 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Duchy of Brabant is located in Habsburg Netherlands^[3].
• Duchy of Brabant is in the country of Holy Roman Empire^[4].
• Duchy of Brabant is on the continent of Europe^[5].
• Duchy of Brabant's instance of is recorded as duchy^[6].
• Duchy of Brabant's instance of is recorded as state in the Holy Roman Empire^[7].
• Duchy of Brabant's instance of is recorded as historical country^[8].
• Duchy of Brabant's capital is recorded as Coop of Brussels^[9].
• Duchy of Brabant's official language is recorded as Dutch^[10].
• Duchy of Brabant's official language is recorded as French^[11].
• Pagus Bracbatensis is named after Duchy of Brabant^[12].
• Duchy of Brabant followed Landgraviate of Brabant^[13].
• Duchy of Brabant followed Baronie van Breda^[14].
• Duchy of Brabant followed County of Brussels^[15].
• Duchy of Brabant followed Margraviate of Antwerp^[16].
• Duchy of Brabant was followed by Dyle^[17].
• Duchy of Brabant was followed by Staats-Brabant^[18].
• Duchy of Brabant was followed by Deux-Nèthes^[19].
• Duchy of Brabant's Commons category is recorded as Duchy of Brabant^[20].
• 1183 marks the founding of Duchy of Brabant^[21].
• Duchy of Brabant was dissolved in October 1, 1795^[22].
• Duchy of Brabant's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8, 'lon': 4.3}^[23].
• Duchy of Brabant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Duchy of Brabant^[24].
• Duchy of Brabant's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Duchy of Brabant's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Duchy of Brabant's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Founding

1183 marks the founding of Duchy of Brabant^[21].

Identity

Predecessors include Landgraviate of Brabant^[13], Baronie van Breda^[14], County of Brussels^[15], and Margraviate of Antwerp^[16]. Successors include Dyle^[17], Staats-Brabant^[18], and Deux-Nèthes^[19].

Dissolution

Duchy of Brabant was dissolved in October 1, 1795^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Duchy of Brabant include North Brabant^[28], a province of the Netherlands^[29], in Netherlands^[30], founded in 1815^[31] and Bărăbanț^[32], a constituent locality^[33], in Romania^[34].

Why It Matters

Duchy of Brabant ranks in the top 5% of duchy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,494 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include North Brabant^[28], a province of the Netherlands^[29], in Netherlands^[30], founded in 1815^[31] and Bărăbanț^[32], a constituent locality^[33], in Romania^[34].