Anthony, Duke of Brabant

Anthony was the son of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, and brother of John the Fearless.^[2] When his great-aunt Joanna died childless in 1406, Anthony inherited the Duchy of Brabant, Lothier, and Limburg.^[3]

The Duke of Brabant arrived late to the Battle of Agincourt, and in his eagerness to reach the field, he borrowed and dressed in the improvised armour of his chamberlain and wore a surcoat made from a trumpeter's flag. He then charges mounted to the battlefield with a few of his retainers, crying out "Brabant! Brabant!". When he gets towards the English he was knocked down and captured by some English archers. He was executed by a slit in the throat, along with the rest of the prisoners ordered by King Henry V of England, the English were unaware of his high status and ransom value due to his surcoat worn.^[4][5]

The execution was carried out as the much smaller English force found itself stretched to its limits, guarding prisoners with the battle still not won. A counterattack led by Ysembart d'Azincourt on the King's baggage train (guarded only by women and children) is thought to have driven King Henry to the decision, thinking he was being attacked from the rear and some chroniclers have given Brabant's belated charge as this very cause, adding to the Duke's chivalric but tragic final story. Subsequently the executions stopped immediately when the attack was seen to falter.

Anthony married at Arras on 21 February 1402 to Jeanne of Saint-Pol (d. 1407), daughter of Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny and Saint-Pol.^[6] They had:

• John IV, Duke of Brabant (1403–1427)^[7]
• Philip of Saint-Pol (1404–1430), Duke of Brabant from 1427 to 1430.^[7]

Anthony married again at Brussels, on 16 July 1409, Elisabeth of Görlitz, duchess of Luxembourg^[6] (November 1390 – 8 August 1451), daughter of John, Duke of Görlitz. They had no children.^[a]

He also had a daughter, Anna of Brabant (fl. 1440-1462), who went on to marry Pedro de Peralta y Ezpeleta. Anna and Pedro had three children together: Pedro, also known as Pierres the Younger, who died without issue; Juana de Peralta, Countess of Santisteban de Lerín, who married Troilo Carrillo, Count of Agosta in Sicily, and had one son; and Isabel de Peralta, who married Juan IV Enríquez de Lacarra y Navarra , sixth lord of Ablitas.^[9]