Wenceslas I, duke of Luxemburg and Brabant (d. 1383)
Wenceslas I of Luxemburg (133? - 1383), duke of Luxemburg and Brabant, as a consort to Joanna, duchess of Brabant. Son of John 'the Blind', king of Bohemia, and Beatrix of Bourbon. He became the duke of Brabant through his wife Jeanne, who inherited the duchy of Brabant after her father's death in 1355. He was one of Froissart's patrons. He contributed to Froissart's Meliador through his lyric poetry, inserted at intervals throughout this long Arthurian romance. He died in 1383.
Wenceslas I, duke of Luxemburg and Brabant (d. 1383)
Wenceslas I of Luxemburg (133? - 1383), duke of Luxemburg and Brabant, as a consort to Joanna, duchess of Brabant. Son of John 'the Blind', king of Bohemia, and Beatrix of Bourbon. He became the duke of Brabant through his wife Jeanne, who inherited the duchy of Brabant after her father's death in 1355. He was one of Froissart's patrons. He contributed to Froissart's Meliador through his lyric poetry, inserted at intervals throughout this long Arthurian romance. He died in 1383.
Si furent ilz sus ces traictiéz plus de trois sepmainez et presque tous les jours ilz parle mentoient ou leur
conseil ensemble. En ce temps tres passa de ce siecle en la duché de Luxembourcq le joliz et gen til duc Wincelin de Boesme, duc de Breban
et de Luxembourc et de Breban qui fust en son temps noble, jolis, frisque, sage,
vaillant et amoureux. Et quant il yssist de ce siecle on disoit adont que plus hault prince et le mieulx enlignagé, de hault lignaige et noble sang et qui plus avoit de pro chains de crestienté estoit mort. Dieu en ait l’ame! et gist en l’a bbaye de
Waucler pres Luxem bourcq. Si demoura madame Jehanne la ducesse de
Brebant veusve, ne oncque puis ne se remaria, ne n’en eust volenté. De la
mort du noble duc furent courroussés tous ceulx qui l’amoient.
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