"John II (September 27, 1275 – October 27, 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son ...
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of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders.
John II succeeded his father in 1294 During the reign of John II, Brabant continued supporting a coalition to stop French expansion. He tried to conquer South Holland (district of medieval Holland) from the pro-French count John II of Holland, but was not successful.
In 1309, the Crusade of the Poor besieged the castle of Genappe in Brabant because it was sheltering Jews. John sent an army that defeated the crusaders, who incurred heavy losses." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
