Henry I, Duke of Brabant

Henry I, called the Courageous (c. 1165–1235), son of Count Godfrey III of Leuven, became the first Duke of Brabant in 1183, a rank confirmed by King Henry VI in 1190. He joined the emperor's crusade in 1197, helping to retake Beirut and serving as regent in Acre.

In the German throne quarrel he switched sides between Otto IV and Philip of Swabia, fighting at Bouvines in 1214. He took part in the Fifth Crusade in 1217–1218. He died at Cologne in 1235 escorting Isabella of England to Emperor Frederick II.