County of lions

The county of Leuven with the main town Leuven in today's Belgium came into being at the end of the 10th century when Lambert von Leuven , a younger son of Count Reginar III. von Hainaut from the family of the Reginare and son-in-law of Duke Charles of Lower Lorraine was enfeoffed with the area.

A hundred years later, his descendants themselves acquired the title of Duke of Lower Lorraine, and a hundred years later they called themselves Dukes of Brabant . The county of Leuven became part of the new duchy.

Counts of Lions

• Lambert I the Bearded , († September 12, 1015 )
• Heinrich I the Old , his son, Count von Löwen 1015-before 1038
• Otto , his son, Count von Löwen 1038-before 1040
• Lambert II , brother of Heinrich I, Count of Löwen before 1040-1054
• Heinrich II. , His son, Count von Löwen before 1054-1078
• Henry III. , his son, Count of Leuven 1078-1095, Landgrave of Brabant from 1085/1086.
• Gottfried I , his brother, 1106–1128 Duke (Gottfried VI.) Of Lower Lorraine , Landgrave of Brabant
• Gottfried II , his son, Landgrave of Brabant, Duke (Gottfried VII) of Lower Lorraine 1139–1141.
• Gottfried III. , his son, Landgrave of Brabant, Duke (Gottfried VIII.) of Lower Lorraine 1141–1190
• Heinrich I (Brabant) , his son, first Duke of Brabant (from 1183), Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1190.