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.
ce temps trespassa de ce sie cle, en la ducié de Luxem bourg, le gentil duc Win celin de Boesme,
duc de Luxembourg et de Brabant, qui fut en son temps noble, saige et
amoureux. Et, disoit on adont que le plus hault prince et le mieulx enlangaigié de
hault lig naige et de noble sang et le plus grant de lignaige estoit mort. Dieu en ait
l’a me! et gist en l’abbaye de Vaucler, deléz Luxembourg. Si demoura
madame la ducesse de Braibant vesve, ne oncques depuis ne se remaria,
ne n’en eult vou lenté. De la mort du noble duc furent moult courou chiéz
tous ceulx qui le a moient.
SHF 2-402syncOr revendrons nous et retournerons
aux traittiéz et parlemens Gap: samplingpb 281 v
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